Over 10,800 candidates elected unopposed in Himachal Panchayati Raj polls

Over 10,800 candidates elected unopposed in Himachal Panchayati Raj polls

131 gram panchayats unanimously elected; no voting to be held there

Himachal government's Rs 25 lakh incentive pays off; 131 panchayats elected unopposed

Shimla, May 19 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government's incentive of Rs 25 lakh to the panchayats elected unanimously has paid off, as a total of 131 panchayats have been elected unopposed ahead of the polls in the state.According to a release by the state election commission on Tuesday, a total of 10,307 panchayat ward members, 176 Pradhans, 286 Up-pradhans and 85 panchayat Samiti members have been declared elected unopposed.The data was release…