General Election of Three-Tier Panchayats 2025
Voting took place in 43 development blocks in the second phase
Average voting was 81.22 percent
Nava Raipur, dated 21 February 2025: The second phase of the three-tier Panchayat General Election 2025 was concluded on 20 February. Election Commission officials said that voting took place in 43 development blocks of the state in the second phase. More than 81 percent of women and male voters exercised their franchise. Thus the average voting in the state was 81.22 percent.
State Election Commission officials said that in the second phase of the three-tier Panchayat elections, voting took place in the second phase on February 20 for 26 thousand 988 Panch posts, 3 thousand 774 for Sarpanch, 899 for Janpad member and 138 posts of Zilla Panchayat members. 65 thousand 716 candidates contested for the post of Panch, 15 thousand 217 for the post of Sarpanch, 3 thousand 885 for the post of Zilla Parishad member and 699 candidates for the post of Zilla Panchayat member in the second phase. State Election Commission officials said that 9 thousand 738 polling stations were set up for the second phase of voting. The total number of voters for the second phase of elections is 46 lakh 83 thousand 736, which includes 23 lakh 17 thousand 492 men, 23 lakh 66 thousand 157 women and 87 others.
In the second phase, polling was held in 43 development blocks of the state. These include Bilha block of Bilaspur district, Pendra block of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, Lormi block of Mungeli district, Navagarh block of Janjgir-Champa district, Malkharoda block of Sakti district, Podi-Uporada block of Korba district, Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh blocks of Raigarh district, Bilaigarh block of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, Ramanuj Nagar and Premnagar blocks of Surajpur district, Balrampur block of Balrampur district, Sitapur and Mainpat blocks of Surguja district, Manendragarh block of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, Jashpur and Manora, Duldula and Kunkuri blocks of Jashpur district. Similarly, development blocks Dharsiwa and Tilda-Nevara of Raipur district, Kasdol development block of Balodabazar district, Chhura development block of Gariaband district, Pithora and Bagbahara development block of Mahasamund district, Kurud development block of Dhamtari district, Patan development block of Durg district, Balod development block of Balod district, Chhuriya development block of Rajnandgaon district, Khairagarh development block of Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district, Mohla development block of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagadh Chowki district, Bodla and Pandaria development blocks of Kabirdham district, Farasgaon and Makdi development blocks of Kondagaon district, Bastar and Lohandiguda development blocks of Bastar district, Bhanupratappur and Durgkondal development blocks of North Bastar Kanker district, Katekalyan development block of South Bastar Dantewada district, Chhindgarh development block of Sukma district, Bhopalpatnam and Usur development blocks of Bijapur district are included.
