Kurseong, 13th June: After a hiatus of nearly 23 years, the much-anticipated Panchayat elections are set to take place in the hills. This year’s election will witness fierce competition for 127 panchayat member seats in 97 constituencies across 14 village panchayats in the Kurseong division, along with 31 seats in the Panchayat Committee.
Laxman Biswas, the Block Development Officer of Kurseong, shared details with the media regarding the upcoming elections. He informed that a total of 98 polling booths have been designated for the election of 127 Panchayat members and 31 Panchayat Committee members in the 14 Gram Panchayats under Kurseong, with an additional booth at Sant Mary’s. The nomination process began on June 9, and while no nominations were submitted on June 9 and 10, four independent candidates submitted their nomination papers on Monday.
