400 sarpanch posts auctioned
In a shocking happening almost ten percent of the Villages, say about 2100 sarpanch elections have been unanimous .
But election officials are considering cancelling about 600 unanimous election of sarpanchs on complaints and intelligence reports of auctioning at huge sums for the posts.
Sources in the election department say that the top village which went for an auction of Rs.75 lakhs was in Kadapa district to an YSRC supporter and the lowest was at Rs.35 lakhs in Anantapur district . In many auctions in coastal and Telangana districts self help groups of women took lead in auctioning . Auctioning is from all political players with TDP and Congress wanting to show a referendum that people did not want bifurcation . Same way TRS and BJP supporters auctioned and won panchayats in Telangana region
State election commissioner says that 1,34,810 nominations were received at the end of the deadline yesterday .Similarly 532,621 nominations were received for the 2.18 lakh municipal wards going to elections along with panchayat seats reporting a five times excess nominations . The hype and heat of panchayat polls has heightened due to the Telangana and YS jagan factors impacting on the state polls and the fate of prominent political players TDP, Congress, TRS and the BJP.