Election Process for Deputy Sarpanch in Panchayat

As per the rules, the returning officer of the panchayat will first announce the election of the ward panchs. Thereafter, a meeting of the newly elected ward panchs and sarpanchs will be called. At the same meeting, the election of the deputy sarpanch will be held. The time and place of the meeting must be reported at least two hours in advance. For this, the notice will be pasted on the notice board of the panchayat office. If the panchayat office is not there or the election is being held at a different place from the panchayat headquarters, then the notice will be posted at a place where it is easily visible. In such a situation, the sarpanchs and ward panchs will also be informed about the time and place of the meeting. The meeting for the election of the deputy sarpanch will begin at 10 am. The candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers by 11 am. The process of preparing the list of candidates and allotting the symbol will be completed from 11.30 am to 12 noon. If more than one candidate is in the fray in a panchayat, voting will be completed between 12 noon and 1 pm. In Ajmer, the result of the counting of the candidates will be declared