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You have successfully cast your vote The standing committee on and panchayati raj in its report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday highlighted the delay in holding panchayat elections in case of Assam, Manipur, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and block and zila parishad elections in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The panel noted with concern that the delay in conducting panchayat elections has resulted in sizable central govt grants for village development projects and schemes being kept on hold. In its report on demands of grants (2025-26), the panel led by Congress Lok Sabha MP , highlighted that the 73rd constitutional amendment made it compulsory for all the states to hold elections for panchayats every five years.
“Therefore, the timely conduct of panchayat elections in a state is a constitutional requirement to be strictly complied by all states/UTs,” the committee said. The committee observed that panchayat elections could not be held due to various reasons in a number of states and UTs like in Puducherry where elections were due in 2011, Karnataka (2021 for Block & ZP), Maharashtra (2022 for BP & ZP), Manipur (2022), Lakshadweep (2022), Assam (20.