On October 15, 2024, a new Gram Panchayat of Barapind (Main village) was elected through voting.
The village is divided into 11 wards. Through this process, one Sarpanch and 11 Panchayat Members were elected. Below are the details of the candidates and the votes received:
Sarpanch (Reserved for S.C. Women):
Smt. Gurmej Kaur, wife of Sh. Tarsem Lal, won the election for Sarpanch, defeating Smt. Narinder Kaur, wife of Sh. Satish Kumar, by a margin of 469 votes. Smt. Gurmej Kaur received 1,304 votes, while Smt. Narinder Kaur received 835 votes. Other candidates and their votes are as follows:
- Smt. Seema Rani, wife of Hardeep Kumar Deepa: 71 votes (Data may be differ)
- Smt. Kamaljit Kaur, wife of Balvir Chand: 31 votes (Data may be differ)
- Smt. Balbir Kaur, wife of Krishan Basra: 31 votes (Data may be differ)
- Smt. Karamjit Kaur, wife of Baljit Rai Basra: 21 votes (Data may be differ)
Cancelled votes:
Votes to NOTA:
Ward No. 1 (Reserved for S.C. Women):
Smt. Nazma, wife of Sh. Gurpreet, was elected unopposed as Panch due to the opposing candidate, Smt. Asha Rani, wife of Gurmej Singh, failing to qualify for Ward No. 1.
Ward No. 2 (Reserved for S.C. Women):
Smt. Rani, wife of Sh. Balvir Chand, was elected as Panch by obtaining 100 votes. Her opponent, Smt. Manjit Kaur, wife of Jagdish Lal, received 90 votes.
Cancelled votes: 8
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 3 (Reserved for S.C. Men):
Sh. Bachitter Singh, son of Malkit Singh, won with 98 votes, narrowly defeating Jasvir Jakhu (Kaka), who received 96 votes. A third candidate, Sh. Krishan Basra, received 15 votes.
Cancelled votes: 7
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 4 (Reserved for S.C. Men):
Sh. Harjinder Kumar (Ganja) won with 117 votes, defeating his rival Satnam Singh Satti, who received 115 votes.
Cancelled votes: 0
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 5 (Reserved for Men General):
S. Lakhwinder Singh (Razada) was elected as Panch of Ward No. 5 with 151 votes, defeating Malkit Singh Rana Thekedar, who received 54 votes.
Cancelled votes: 0
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 6 (Reserved for Men General):
S. Chuhar Singh Bhalwan was elected as Panch of Ward No. 6, defeating S. Sukhjinder Singh (Raj) by 42 votes. Bhalwan received 182 votes, while Sukhjinder Singh Raj got 140 votes.
Cancelled votes: 4
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 7 (Reserved for Men General):
Sh. Rajesh Kumar was selected as Panch with the mutual agreement of the residents of Ward No. 7.
Ward No. 8 (Reserved for Men General):
Sh. Harphool Sood was elected as Panch of Ward No. 8 without opposition. He is now serving his fifth consecutive term as Panch. There was no mutual agreement in this ward, but no candidate contested against him.
Ward No. 9 (Reserved for Women General):
Smt. Jaswinder Kaur, wife of Sh. Jaswinder Singh Vicky, won with 152 votes, defeating her rival, Smt. Sunita Devi, wife of Sh. Ashwani Kumar, who received 45 votes.
Cancelled votes: 7
Votes to NOTA: 3
Ward No. 10 (Reserved for Women General):
Smt. Sukhvir Kaur, wife of Sh. Makhan Singh (Ex-Panch), was elected as Panch with 112 votes, defeating her opponent, Smt. Neetu Sharma, wife of Sh. Ranjit Singh, who received 89 votes.
Cancelled votes: 3
Votes to NOTA: 0
Ward No. 11 (Reserved for Women General):
Smt. Manjit Kaur, wife of Sh. Jaswinder Singh (Kaka), won with 112 votes, defeating her opponent, Smt. Kamaljit Kaur, wife of Sh. Daljit Singh (Jaila), who received 61 votes.
Cancelled votes: 0
Votes to NOTA: 0
Summary:
Harphool Sood is the only Panchayat member who has been re-elected. All other members, including the Sarpanch, are serving their first term.
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