Amritsar: Ruling AAP poised for big victory in zila parishad, block samiti polls
Congress lagged behind both AAP and SAD in most zones
In the zila parishad and block samiti elections, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears set to sweep the polls, securing a clear majority in most of the 10 block samiti zones.
In the Verka block samiti, AAP won 14 zones, while the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) registered victories in six and three zones, respectively.
In the Rayya block samiti, of the total 25 zones, AAP secured 13 seats, while both the Congress and SAD won six seats each. With this, AAP has gained a clear majority in the block samiti.
In Jandiala, results were declared for 15 block samiti zones, of which the Aam Aadmi Party won 13, while SAD managed to win one zone. In the 20-zone Chogawan block samiti, AAP has so far won 14 zones, while results for six zones are yet to be declared. Notably, of these 14 victories, AAP candidates were declared elected unopposed in eight zones even before polling day.
In Attari, however, SAD performed strongly, winning nine of the 21 block samiti zones. AAP managed to secure eight seats, while the Congress won three. An Independent candidate also registered a victory from the block.
In the Majitha-2 block samiti, AAP won 15 zones, while SAD secured three seats and the Congress won one. The complete results of Ajnala, Ramdas, Harsha Chhina and Majitha-1 block samitis are yet to be declared.
Meanwhile, amid allegations of misuse of official machinery by the ruling party, controversy continued even on counting day. Youth SAD president Navjinderpal Singh Gandhi accused the AAP government of adopting unfair practices during the counting process.
Gandhi alleged that 13 ballot boxes from the Majitha zone were found missing during counting. “We were later told that these were mistakenly sent to Jandiala. Our counting centre was in the city, and later we were informed that these ballot boxes had already been counted. This was done without the presence of any of our counting agents,” he alleged, adding that the ballot boxes were deliberately misplaced to benefit the ruling party’s candidate.
