Election Programme Declared for 37 Urban Bodies of Scheduled Areas and 7 Presidents

Bhopal: State Election Commissioner R. Parshuram has declared election programme for 37 urban bodies of scheduled areas and by-election of 4 presidents in urban bodies and to recall presidents from 3 urban bodies. Along with this, he also declared an election programme for 5631 panchs, 74 sarpanchs, 14 janpad panchayats' members, by-election of 3 jila panchayat members and general election of 356 panchs and 23 sarpanchs. Voting will be held on August 9. 

According to the programme, work to publish election notice and to obtain nomination form will be started from July 17. Last date for filing the nomination form is July 24. Scrutiny will take place on July 25. Last date for name withdrawal is July 27. Symbols will also be allotted on July27. Voting will take place on August 9 from 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Votes will be counted on August 12 from 9.00 a.m.
Election will be conducted in 14 nagar palika parishads and 23 nagar parishads. By- election for presidents will be held in 2 nagar palika parishads and 2 nagar parishads and to recall presidents, election will be conducted in 2 nagar palika parishads and one nagar parishad.

Election will be held in urban bodies of scheduled areas i.e.Nagar Parishad Chhanera- Khandwa district, Nagar Parishad Sailana-district Ratlam, Nagarpalika Parishad Sarni, Nagar Parsihad Athner and Chicholi- district Betul, Nagar Palika Parishad Jhabua, Nagar Parishad Ranapur, Thandla, Petlawad-district Jhabua, Nagar Palika Parishad Alirajpur, Nagar Parishad Bhabhra, Jobat-district Alirajpur, Nagar Parishad Bhikangaon, Maheshwar, Mandaleshwar – district Khargone, Nagar Palika Parishad Nepanagar- district Burhanpur, Nagar Palika Parishad Juunardeo, Damua, Pandurna, Sonsar, Nagar Parishad Harrai, Mohgaon –district Chhindwara, Nagar Pailka Parishad Lakhnadon- district Seoni, Nagar Palika Parishad Mandla, Nainpur, Nagar Parishad Niwas, Bamhani Banjar, Bichhiya-district Mandla, Nagar Parishad Dindori, Shahpura-district Dindori, Nagar Parishad Baihar-district Balaghat, Nagar Palika Parishad Shahdol, Nagar Parishad Jaisingh Nagar, Budhar-district Shahdol, Nagar Palika Parishad Kotma, Bijuri-district Anuppur, and Nagar Palika Parishad Pali of district Umaria.

By-election for President Posts will be held in Nagar Palika Parishad Sanawad-district Khargone, Nagar Palika Parishad Dabra –district Gwalior, Nagar Parishad Jaitwara-district Satna, and Nagr Parishad Kailaras –district Morena. Election to recall presidents will be conducted at Nagar Palika Parishad Gadarwada-district Narsinghpur, Nagar Palika Parishad Sabalgarh – district Morena and Nagar Palika Parishad Shamshabad of district Vidisha.-WTN