Panchayat Elections in Shimla: Unopposed Wins and Heated Contests Ahead

8600 candidates in the fray, Kwar ward becomes hot seat and Read Trending Videos The government will have to give 8. 75 crores on unopposed panchayats News Agency Shimla. The picture of the panchayat elections in the district Shimla is now completely clear. After the final process of withdrawal of nominations, 35 panchayats of the district have been elected unopposed. District Election Officer (Panchayat) Anupam Kashyap has given this information. The 406 panchayats of the district will now vote for Pradhan, Up Pradhan and Ward members. However, people will have to vote in all the panchayats for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members. About 8600 candidates are in the fray for various posts including Pradhan and Up Pradhan. As the situation became clear after the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Friday, the election atmosphere in villages across the district has completely heated up. This time the panchayat elections have been announced by the Himachal Pradesh government.