The Punjab and Haryana high court has declared it unconstitutional to declare candidates in panchayat polls as unanimously elected without waiting for the last date of withdrawal and for polling. The court emphasized that voters must have the right to cast their vote. Consequently, the election of around 200 panchayats in Punjab has been stayed. The Punjab and Haryana high court has declared it unconstitutional to declare candidates in panchayat polls as unanimously elected without waiting for the last date of withdrawal and for polling. The court emphasized that voters must have the right to cast their vote. Consequently, the election of around 200 panchayats in Punjab has been stayed.
