Schedule for general elections in 5 Municipal Corporations announced

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22  

Haryana State Election Commission has announced schedule for general elections in 5 Municipal Corporations and 2 Municipal committees. Polling in these Municipal Institutions would be held on December 16, 2018. First time in Haryana, eligible electors of the Corporations would elect their Mayor direct through casting the votes whereas earlier Mayor was got elected by the elected members of the Corporation among themselves. NOTA (none of the Above) option would have significant role in these elections. Elections would be conducted with the use of EVMs.

 While Stating this during a press conference here today, State Election Commissioner, Dr Dilip Singh said that general elections of seats of Mayor and Members of all  wards of 5 Municipal Corporations including Hisar, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar, Panipat and Karnal and of 2 Municipal committees including  Jakhal Mandi (Fatehabad) and  Pundri (Kaithal) would be held on December 16. The Model code of conduct in respect of these municipal elections has come into force from today (i.e. November 22, 2018).

           Dr Singh said notice would be published by the Returning Officer for inviting nominations on November 24, 2018 and nomination papers would be presented between December 1 and December 6 from 11 am to 3 pm except December 2 and the list of nomination papers would be scrutinized on December 7 from 11.30 am onwards. . The last date for withdrawal of candidature would be December 8 and symbols would be allotted to the contesting candidates on the same day after 3 pm. The  list of contesting candidates and list of polling stations would be posted on December 8.

 Dr Singh said that polling in these areas would be held on December 16, 2018(Sunday) between 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Re-poll if any would be held on December 18.Votes would be counted on December 19 at the place specified by the concerned Deputy Commissioner from 8 am onwards. The election result would be declared on the same day immediately after the completion of counting. No Officer or Official connected with the election work would be transferred till the completion of election process, he added.

           He said that as many as 1401157 voters including 746126 males, 655021 females and 10 transgender would exercise their franchise in the general elections of these 7 municipal institutions. As many as  1292 polling booths have been set up for 136 wards. Out of these, 14 wards are reserved for Scheduled Caste, 12  are reserved for Scheduled Caste women , 14 for Backward Class and 37 wards are reserved for women.

 He said that elaborate arrangements for the conduct of elections in free, fair, transparent and peaceful manner and to maintain law and order would be made. Adequate police force would be deployed to maintain the law and order at the polling stations and the sensitive and hyper sensitive areas for conducting the elections.

 He said that the seat of Mayor in Municipal Corporation Karnal and of Presidents in Municipal Committee Jakhal Mandi and Pundri have been reserved for women whereas of Mayor in Municipal Corporation Panipat is reserved for Backward Class women. Whereas seat of Mayor in Municipal Corporation Hisar, Rohtak and Yamuna Nagar are unreserved, he added.

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