Re-polling on 28 booths in Punjab zila parishad, panchayat samiti elections

The Punjab state election commission on Thursday ordered re-polling at 28 polling booths in eight districts of Punjab amid allegations of poll rigging during Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis polls.

Voters will recast their votes on Friday in these polling stations from 8 am to 4 pm.

Voting for Punjab Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samiti elections were conducted in Punjab on Wednesday, September 19.

There are a total of 22 Zila Parishads and 150 Panchayat Samitis in Punjab and about 354 Zila Parishad members and 2,900 Panchayat Samitis members are elected through these elections.