Union
Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh today informed
the Rajya Sabha that where
Part IX of the Constitution applies, States are required to constitute Panchayats at three tiers, i.e., Village, Intermediate and
District except the States having a population of less than 20 lakhs, which may not constitute a Panchayat
at Intermediate level.
Replying to a written question
the Minister said Elections to Panchayats have been
held in all the States as mandated in Part IX of the Constitution except Jammu
& Kashmir which has its own Panchayati Raj Act.
Detailed information is at Annex.
As per Article 243M of the
Constitution, State of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sixth Schedule Areas and
hill areas of Manipur are exempted from application of Part IX of the Constitution.
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ST/-
Annexure
State-wise details of elections to Panchayats
|
Sl.No.
|
States/UTs
|
Number
of tiers of Panchayats
|
Election
held (Y/N)
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
3
|
Y
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
3
|
Y
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
3
|
Y
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
Y
|
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
3
|
Y
|
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
10.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
---
|
N
|
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
Y
|
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
3
|
Y
|
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
3
|
Y
|
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
Y
|
|
16.
|
Manipur
|
3
|
Y
|
|
17.
|
Orissa
|
3
|
Y
|
|
18.
|
Punjab
|
3
|
Y
|
|
19.
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
Y
|
|
20.
|
Sikkim
|
3
|
Y
|
|
21.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3
|
Y
|
|
22.
|
Tripura
|
3
|
Y
|
|
23.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
24.
|
Uttarakhand
|
3
|
Y
|
|
25.
|
West Bengal
|
3
|
Y
|
|
UTs
|
|
26.
|
Chandigarh
|
3
|
Y
|
|
27.
|
A&N Islands
|
3
|
Y
|
|
28.
|
D&N Haveli
|
3
|
Y
|
|
29.
|
Daman & Diu
|
3
|
Y
|
|
30.
|
Lakshadweep
|
3
|
Y
|
|
31.
|
Puducherry
|
3
|
Y
|
|
|
|
|
|