IEP Chandigarh, October 8
Secretary, State Election Commission, Dr. Inderjeet said that in view of the bye-election of Adampur Assembly Constituency proposed to be held on November 3, Panchayat elections in Fatehabad district are deferred till further orders. He said that State Election Commission had announced the schedule for the election for various posts of Panchayati Raj Institutions on Friday. As per the announcement, In the first phase, elections were to be held in 10 districts including Fatehabad, informed Dr. Inderjeet. He further shared that after the announcement, in the late evening the DGP, Haryana had expressed difficulty in deploying adequate police force for conducting elections for the posts of Members of Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats in Fatehabad district proposed to be held on October, 30 and November 2, 2022, in view of the bye-election of Adampur Assembly Constituency proposed to be held on November 3 2022. Considering the same, the Panchayat elections in Fatehabad district are deferred till further orders. The revised election schedule for conducting elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Fatehabad district will be announced later along with the remaining districts, informed Dr. Inderjeet.
