Uttarakhand State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar announced on Saturday that the panchayat elections across 12 districts of the state except Haridwar would be held in two phases. The first phase of the panchayat elections will be held on July 10 and the second phase on July 15.
Sushil Kumar said a notification has been issued for the three-tier panchayat elections and the counting of votes will take place on July 19. Nominations will be accepted from June 25 to 28 and the model code of conduct is now in effect across the state.
District officers will release their notification on June 23 and the nomination process will be undertaken from June 25 to 28 June. Elections will occur in two phases.
Earlier in the day, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Yoga Sangam program with representatives of eight countries on the occasion of International Day of Yoga at Gairsain Assembly Complex in Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. Ambassadors and diplomats of Nepal, Mexico, Latvia, Fiji, Suriname, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Russia were special guests at the Yoga Sangam program.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Dhami said, “I am delighted that on International Day of Yoga today, we are blessed with the presence of distinguished foreign delegates and guests. Your graceful presence has provided a global reputation to this event.”
He also emphasised the worldwide enthusiasm for the yoga movement, saying, “...Across the world, International Yoga Day 2025 is being celebrated with great fervour today. Yoga was performed here in the presence of Swami Bharat Bhushan and delegates from eight countries. This has sent a message that this will open doors to multiple possibilities on our land of Yoga and Ayush.”
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