Mehraj (Bathinda), May 22
Sounds unbelievable but it is true! Mehraj, the native village of former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has nine gram panchayats with a total of 11,764 votes. From this village, as many as 87 persons are in the fray for the 59 seats of panches.
The village that received many grants from the Captain during his regime, has played a key role in the recent assembly polls. This time around, the ruling party, Shiromani Akali Dal (B) has been planning to storm the bastion by cornering Congress votes for candidates supported by SAD.
Out of the nine gram panchayat, three, namely, Kothe Himmatpura, Kathe Malluana and Kothe Pipli, have been declared unanimously elected. The seat of sarpanch for Kothe Pipli has been reserved for a woman candidate while the rest of the two are for the general category.
Quota wise, the Gurusar Mehraj gram panchayat has three seats of Panch for SC candidates and two for SC women. The total number of votes is 347 and nine candidates are going to contest from this gram panchayat. The seat of the sarpanch is reserved for an SC candidate.
In Kothe Maha Singh Wale, two seats of panch has been reserved for general category and one each for SC and SC women candidates. The total number of votes is 989 and nine candidates will contest from here. The sarpanch would be an SC woman candidate.
In Mehraj Patti Kalan GP, three general, one woman, three SC, two SC woman candidates are in the fray. The total number of votes is 2,628 and 14 persons will contest the election from here. The sarpanch’s seat is reserved for SC woman candidate.
In Mehraj Patti Karam Chand, four general, two women, two SC and one SC woman candidates would be elected. The total number of votes is 2,566 and 17 persons are going to contest. The sarpanch’s seat is reserved for the general category.
In Mehraj Patti Sandli, three general, one woman, two SC and one SC woman candidate will be elected as panch. The total number of votes is 1,293 and 11 persons will contest from here. The seat of sarpanch is reserved for a woman.
In Mehraj Patti Saul, four general, two woman, two SC and one SC woman candidates wil contest for the Panch seat. The total number of votes is 2,801 and 12 persons are going to contest from here. The seat of sarpanch is reserved for the general category.
It is worth mentioning here that the village always voted in favour of SAD from 1965 to 1997 but in the 2002 assembly polls, an independent candidate, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, got the lead. Kangar later joined the Congress and again won from this constituency in 2007.
In the previous Amarinder Singh regime, the village had a dream run as grants worth Rs 10 crore were spent here. The Congress government developed a proper sewerage system at an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore. Three new water-works were also constructed. A 30-bed hospital was started in the village at an estimated cost of Rs 2 crore.
Sounds unbelievable but it is true! Mehraj, the native village of former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has nine gram panchayats with a total of 11,764 votes. From this village, as many as 87 persons are in the fray for the 59 seats of panches.
The village that received many grants from the Captain during his regime, has played a key role in the recent assembly polls. This time around, the ruling party, Shiromani Akali Dal (B) has been planning to storm the bastion by cornering Congress votes for candidates supported by SAD.
Out of the nine gram panchayat, three, namely, Kothe Himmatpura, Kathe Malluana and Kothe Pipli, have been declared unanimously elected. The seat of sarpanch for Kothe Pipli has been reserved for a woman candidate while the rest of the two are for the general category.
Quota wise, the Gurusar Mehraj gram panchayat has three seats of Panch for SC candidates and two for SC women. The total number of votes is 347 and nine candidates are going to contest from this gram panchayat. The seat of the sarpanch is reserved for an SC candidate.
In Kothe Maha Singh Wale, two seats of panch has been reserved for general category and one each for SC and SC women candidates. The total number of votes is 989 and nine candidates will contest from here. The sarpanch would be an SC woman candidate.
In Mehraj Patti Kalan GP, three general, one woman, three SC, two SC woman candidates are in the fray. The total number of votes is 2,628 and 14 persons will contest the election from here. The sarpanch’s seat is reserved for SC woman candidate.
In Mehraj Patti Karam Chand, four general, two women, two SC and one SC woman candidates would be elected. The total number of votes is 2,566 and 17 persons are going to contest. The sarpanch’s seat is reserved for the general category.
In Mehraj Patti Sandli, three general, one woman, two SC and one SC woman candidate will be elected as panch. The total number of votes is 1,293 and 11 persons will contest from here. The seat of sarpanch is reserved for a woman.
In Mehraj Patti Saul, four general, two woman, two SC and one SC woman candidates wil contest for the Panch seat. The total number of votes is 2,801 and 12 persons are going to contest from here. The seat of sarpanch is reserved for the general category.
It is worth mentioning here that the village always voted in favour of SAD from 1965 to 1997 but in the 2002 assembly polls, an independent candidate, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, got the lead. Kangar later joined the Congress and again won from this constituency in 2007.
In the previous Amarinder Singh regime, the village had a dream run as grants worth Rs 10 crore were spent here. The Congress government developed a proper sewerage system at an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore. Three new water-works were also constructed. A 30-bed hospital was started in the village at an estimated cost of Rs 2 crore.
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