All preparations have been ensured ahead of time: State Election Commissioner Shri Ajay Singh
Voting will be held from 7 am to 3 pm and in Bastar division, voting will be held from 6.45 am to 2 pm
Raipur, 19 February 2025
The three-tier Panchayat general election 2025 is being held in three phases. The Chhattisgarh State Election Commission had announced the dates for the urban body and three-tier Panchayat general elections on January 20. State Election Commissioner Shri Ajay Singh said that all preparations for the election have been ensured ahead of time. He informed that as per the program released by the State Election Commission for the election, the nomination process was started with the publication of the election notification for the three-tier panchayat on January 27 and the last date for receiving nomination papers was fixed till 3 pm on Monday, 03 February 2025. Withdrawal of candidature was taken till 3 pm on Thursday, 06 February 2025 and the date of 06 February was fixed for preparing, publishing the list of candidates contesting the election and allotment of election symbols.
State Election Commission officials informed that counting of votes will be done at polling booths on the day of polling. Tabulation and declaration of election results for Panch, Sarpanch and Janpad Panchayat has been done on 19 January for the first phase at block level. For the second phase, it will be done on 22 February and for the third phase on 25 February from 9 am. Similarly, in the case of Zila Panchayat member, it will be done at the district headquarters on 20 February for the first phase, on 23 February for the second phase and on 25 February for the third phase.
Officials of the State Election Commission informed that in the second phase, polling will be held in 43 development blocks of the state on February 20. The development blocks where polling is to be held in the second phase include Bilha block of Bilaspur district, Pendra block of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, Lormi block of Mungeli district, Navagarh block of Janjgir-Champa district, Malkharoda block of Sakti district, Podi-Uporada block of Korba district, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh blocks of Raigarh district, Bilaigarh block of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, Ramanujnagar and Premnagar blocks of Surajpur district, Balrampur block of Balrampur district, Sitapur and Mainpat blocks of Surguja district, Manendragarh block of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, Jashpur and Manora, Duldula and Kunkuri blocks of Jashpur district.
Similarly, development blocks Dharsiwa and Tildanevara of Raipur district, Kasdol development block of Balodabazar district, Chhura development block of Gariaband district, Pithora and Bagbahara development block of Mahasamund district, Kurud development block of Dhamtari district, Patan development block of Durg district, Balod development block of Balod district, Chhuriya development block of Rajnandgaon district, Khairagarh development block of Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district, Mohla development block of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagadh Chowki district, Bodla and Pandaria development blocks of Kabirdham district, Farasgaon and Makdi development blocks of Kondagaon district, Bastar and Lohandiguda development blocks of Bastar district, Bhanupratappur and Durgukondal development blocks of North Bastar Kanker district, Katekalyan of South Bastar Dantewada district and Chhindgarh of Sukma district and Bhopalpatnam and Usur development blocks of Bijapur district are included.
