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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Punjab Panchayat polls: Landslide win for SAD-BJP CHANDIGARH, May 21: The ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab today notched up an emphatic win in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in the State romping home in majority of the seats. The Congress-Peoples Party of Punjab alliance suffered a rout in the elections, polling for which was held on May 19. Of the 333 Zila Parishad seats, the SAD-BJP combine pocket- ed around 250 and was ahead in majority of the remaining seats, officials said. For Block Samitis, the combine bagged over 2500 out of 2732 seats and was leading in most of the others, they said. The Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP secured convincing majority in 14 of the total 22 Zila Parishads and 89 out of 146 Block Samitis. Nearly 300 candidates were elected unopposed to Zila Parishads and Block Samitis, the officials said.(PTI)
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
Punjab Panchayat polls: Landslide win for SAD-BJP
CHANDIGARH, May 21:
The ruling SAD-BJP combine in Punjab today notched up anemphatic win in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in theState romping home in majority of the seats.
The Congress-Peoples Party of Punjab alliance suffered a routin the elections, polling for which was held on May 19.
Of the 333 Zila Parishad seats, the SAD-BJP combine pocket-ed around 250 and was ahead in majority of the remaining seats,officials said.
For Block Samitis, the combine bagged over 2500 out of 2732seats and was leading in most of the others, they said.
The Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP secured convincing majority in14 of the total 22 Zila Parishads and 89 out of 146 Block Samitis.
Nearly 300 candidates were elected unopposed to ZilaParishads and Block Samitis, the officials said.(PTI)
