The State Election Commission has announced the general and by-election program of Gram Panchayats. On 19th December 2021, elections are to be held in 289 Gram Panchayats in Vadodara District general election of 2430 wards including Sarpanch, and by-election of 40 Gram panchayats. At 611 polling stations in the general election of Gram Panchayat in Vadodara district, a total of 4,52,171 voters including 2,33,215 male and 2,18,956 female voters will exercise their rights. 72 election officers, 72 assistant election officers, 3,666 polling staff, and 1,222 police staff have been appointed to maintain law and order for the election of Gram Panchayats in the Vadodara district. 289 Gram Panchayats including 43 in Vadodara taluka of Vadodara district consists of 27 in Padra, 26 in Karjan, 29 in Shinor, 55 in Dabhoi, 45 in Waghodia, 51 in Savli, a

Author-Shlok Talati