Elections For City Native Our bodies In Punjab On February 14
The balloting can be hung on February 14 from eight am to Four pm. (Representational)
Chandigarh:
Elections to the 8 municipal firms and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab shall be hung on February 14, the state election place of business mentioned in Chandigarh.
The counting of votes would happen on February 17, in keeping with state elections commissioner, Punjab, Jagpal Singh Sandhu.
With the announcement of the ballot time table, the style code of habits has come into pressure with quick impact throughout the municipal spaces of the municipalities the place elections shall be held, mentioned Mr Sandhu in an legit unencumber right here.
The code of habits can be in pressure until the finishing touch of the electoral procedure, he additional mentioned.
The method for submitting nominations would start on January 30 and the final date for a similar can be February 3.
The nominations can be scrutinised on February Four whilst the date of withdrawal of nominations is February 5, which might even be the date of dishing out the election symbols to the applicants, Mr Sandhu mentioned.
Election campaigning will finish at Five pm on February 12.
The balloting can be hung on February 14 from eight am to Four pm. The counting of votes would happen on February 17, he mentioned.
A complete of 145 returning officials and 145 assistant returning officials can be appointed for undertaking the elections.
A complete of 30 Indian Administrative Carrier (IAS) and Provincial Civil Carrier (PCS) officials can be appointed election observers and 6 Indian Police Carrier (IPS) officials shall be appointed police observers to make sure non violent, loose and honest habits of polls, he mentioned.
Mr Sandhu mentioned 400 participants can be elected for 8 municipal firms and 1,902 participants can be elected for 109 municipal councils/nagar panchayats within the state.
Fifty consistent with cent reservation has been given for girls in municipal elections as consistent with the Punjab executive directions, mentioned the discharge.
There are 20,49,777 male, 18,65,354 feminine and 149 transgender citizens, totalling 39,15,280 registered citizens in Punjab for those elections.
Sandhu mentioned 4,102 polling cubicles can be established and 18,000 workforce shall be placed on election responsibility.
Round 7,000 Digital Vote casting Machines (EVMs) were organized for the polling.
The State Election Fee additional mentioned that the expenditure restrict for a candidate of municipal company has been mounted as Rs Three lakh, for candidate of Municipal Council Elegance-I, Rs 2.70 lakh, Elegance-II Rs 1.70 lakh, Elegance-III Rs 1.45 lakh and applicants for nagar panchayats Rs 1.05 lakh.
For taking preventive measures for COVID-19, Rs 1.65 crore has been allotted to offer mask, sanitisers, and gloves for use by way of the personnel deployed for election responsibility, he mentioned.
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