Currently, the process of local body elections is being conducted by the District Electoral System under the guidance of District Election Officer and Collector Shalini Agarwal. As part of this, preparations have been completed by the administration for polling of District-Taluka Panchayats and Savli, Dabhoi, and Padra Municipalities scheduled on 28th February from 7 am to 6 pm. 104 candidates are contesting for 34 seats of Vadodara District Panchayat, while 447 candidates are registered for 167 seats of 8 Taluka Panchayats of Vadodara District. The 16-Por meeting of Vadodara (Rural) Taluka Panchayat has been declared uncontested. These 8 taluka panchayats include Vadodara Rural, Dabhoi, Waghodia, Savli, Shinor, Karjan, Padra, and Desar as stated by Collector Shalini Agarwal. As many as 219 candidates are contesting for 83 seats in Dabhoi, Padar, and Savli municipalities, while 5 seats have been declared uncontested. In the uncontested seats, all the four seats of ward no. 2 of Padra

Author-Shlok Talati