Gajapati (Odisha) [India], March 3 (ANI): An agitated sarpanch candidate, who lost the Odisha panchayat election in Gangabada village of Gajapati district, allegedly dug up a village road, put blockades and removed streetlights apparently out of frustration.
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), February 2 (ANI): The State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday visited the family of sarpanch candidate Pushpavati of East Godavari's Gollalagunta village in Andhra Pradesh after her husband was found dead in suspicious condition on
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 15 (ANI): A woman sarpanch candidate hailing from Doongi block's Dherrian Panchayat, won over 90 per cent votes as she defeated a male candidate, with the record margin in the Rajouri district.
Angul (Odisha) [India], July 07 (ANI): A man in Odisha's Ragudiapada village was was punished by a kangaroo court to beat a gong around 13 villages as his wife did not cast her vote in favour of a Nayab Sarpanch candidate.