Allahabad High Court directs UP Gram Panchayat elections to be held within three months
The bench said outgoing gram pradhans will serve as administrators until new panchayats are elected, after a hearing that lasted nearly three hours.
- The Allahabad High Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday to conduct Gram Panchayat elections within three months, with the ruling issued by a division bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prasad in Prayagraj.
- Outgoing Gram Pradhans will continue as administrators for a maximum of six months, resolving legal challenges to the Yogi Adityanath-led government's May 25 appointment plan for interim governance.
- Proceedings in the case lasted approximately three hours on Wednesday, with The Bench adjudicating petitions challenging the interim arrangement and providing clarity for rural governance oversight.
- Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged electoral fraud on Monday, claiming widespread irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process and asserting that voter list integrity is compromised.
- "There are lakhs of fake votes," Yadav claimed, citing ten registered votes per person and alleging fraud across 403 seats, adding that crores of rupees spent on the SIR process were wasted.
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The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday called for the conduct of state Gram Panchayat elections within three months following the expiry of the tenure of sitting representatives.
UP panchayat polls must be held within 3 months, directs High Court; outgoing pradhans to stay administrators
The Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh to conduct panchayat elections within three months and ruled that outgoing 'gram pradhans' will continue as administrators after their terms expire.
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the holding of three-tier Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh within three months. The court has directed the state government and the Election Commission to complete the election process within the stipulated timeframe.
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