Collector Says Rules Followed, Candidates Withdrew to Pressurize Election Officials, No Voting TodayAlwar: Elections for the posts of sarpanch and ward panch in Savdi Gram Panchayat of Umrain Panchayat Samiti will not be held Friday, as all candidates have withdrawn their nominations to protest the cancellation of one sarpanch candidate’s nomination.Returning Officer Shivcharan said five candidates filed nominations for sarpanch and nine for ward panch, but the nomination of sarpanch candidate Jitendra alias Jeet Nat was rejected due to deficiencies in the form. Following this, remaining sarpanch candidates Mahendra Jatav, Mithlesh Devi, Vijay Jatav and Lalita Devi withdrew their nominations, and all nine ward panch candidates also withdrew in support, leading to a boycott of the panchayat election.District Election Officer and District Collector Artika Shukla said that Jitendra Nat’s nomination form lacked required entries in the provision column and did not have stamp notarisation. She said additional time was given to the candidate, but the form had to be cancelled under rules due to remaining deficiencies. She added that subsequent withdrawals were made to create pressure, but elections will be conducted strictly as per rules. A report has been sent to the state govt and the State Election Commission, Shukla said.Sarpanch candidate Mahendra Jatav said candidates withdrew their nominations after the rejection, expressing anger over the decision.Election officials said they attempted to explain the issue to candidates and villagers, but no agreement could be reached. After the withdrawals, officials said the next steps in the election process were unclear and guidance has been sought from higher authorities.Voting in the remaining gram panchayats of Alwar district for sarpanch and ward panch posts will be held Friday from 7 am to 6 pm, but voting will not take place in Savdi Gram Panchayat due to the absence of candidates.