The State Election Commission had on July 5 issued the notification for the elections (Representational)
Lucknow:
Nominations for the posts of the block panchayat head were filed in all 75 Uttar Pradesh districts on Thursday amid reports of clashes and allegations of snatching of papers at several places.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress have accused BJP workers indulging in violence.
According to a report from Bahraich, supporters of a candidate for Balha block clashed with police when allegedly stopped from entering the nomination room and pelted them with stones, resulting in an injury to a policeman.
A case has been registered and some people have been taken into custody, SDM Ram Asrey Verma said, adding that police resorted to a lathicharge to control the situation.
Lucknow
Uttar-pradesh
India
Bahraich
Shahpur
Chargawan
Madhya-pradesh
Kannauj
Aitwa
Talgram
Gorakhpur
Sitapur-district