SEC postpones polling date by a day

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005 01:18:47 AM ]

LUCKNOW: State Election Commission (panchayat and local body) has deferred the poll schedule of more than two dozen places from October 14 to 15 on account of continuing festivities.

According to additional commissioner, SEC, Vinay Priya Dubey the polling in Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Kushinagar, Siddharthnagar, Banda, Balrampur, Maharajganj, Kanpurnagar, Gonda, Bahraich, Shravasti, Sultanpur, Basti and Jaunpur would be held on Saturday instead of Friday to facilitate puja celebrations.

The first first of the kshetra and zila panchayat polls would be held on Friday. In this phase, 223 blocks would be covered. Around 41,775 polling stations have been established and 6,734 of them have been declared sensitive. The number of hyper-sensitive stations are 7,280. More than two crore voters would exercise their franchise in the first phase to elect 17,153 kshetra panchayat members and 695 zila panchayat members.

Meanwhile, the SEC has attached SDM Etah (Aliganj) to collector's office. The polling in Dhobi and Sondhi ward in Jaunpur has been annulled, said the SEC official.

First phase of UP District Panchayat polls tomorrow

Lucknow October 13, 2005 7:38:35 PM IST

All preparations have been made for the first phase of the four phase district and kshetra panchayat polls in 223 development blocks of Uttar Pradesh tomorrow.

State Election Commission (SEC) sources said here today that an estimated 1.5 lakh voters will cast their ballots for electing 17,153 kshetra panchayat and 695 district panchayat members.
The election will take place between from 0700 hrs to 1700 hrs at a total of 215 polling centres and 41,775 polling booths. Out of this as many as 6734 and 7280 booths have been classified as sensitive and hyper sensitive respectively, sources added.

A total of 75,914 and 11,492 candidates are in fray for the post of district and kshetra panchayat members respectively.

Meanwhile, owing to idol immersion, the polls have been rescheduled for October 15 instead of tomorrow in 38 blocks of Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Kushinagar, Siddharthnagar, Banda, Balrampur, Maharajganj, Kanpur, Gonda, Baharaich and Shravasti districts.

The second phase of the polls will be held on October 17, followed by the third and fourth phase on October 20 and 23 respectively, sources added.

STF nab one for blackmail

STF nab one for blackmail
Express News Service

Lucknow, October 10: THE Special Task Force today arrested Satya Prakash Shukla on charges of making threating calls and receiving ransom from doctors, businessmen and private coaching centres in Lucknow and Varanasi. Satya Prakash- resident of Azamgarh was arrested from Varanasi. The police recovered two mobile phones, three ATM cards, ICICI payment and inquiry slips, four fake driving licenses and three sim cards from his possession.

According to the police, Satya Prakash Shukla called using the name of mafia Munna Bajrangi and Brijesh Singh. Satya Prakash targetted businessmen, private coaching centre owners and doctors, they said. The police said, Shukla ask them to deposit the ransom in the account of one Sudhir Singh at an ICICI Bank branch.

Four held: The police nabbed four members of Mangali Kewat gang in district Jalaun. The arrested were identified as Raj Kumar alias Bunty, Kamal Kewat, Hari Lal Mishra and Shiv Mangal. The police recovered a factory-made .405 bore rifle, a factory-made hand granade, factory made DBBL gun, a country-made .315 bore rifle, a country-made pistol and catriges.