SEC issues notification for local bodies; model code enforced

Lucknow, Sep 25 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) today issued notification for three-tier urban local bodies polls in the state.

With the issuance of notification, election model code has also been enforced in UP.

SEC issued notification for urban local bodies polls after much delay following Allahabad High Court directive to hold elections at the earliest. The state government had notified the elections on September 21.

State Election Commissioner Aparmita Prasad Singh told reporters here that elections for the Nagar Palika Parishad would be held on October 28, for corporations on October 31 and for Nagar Panchayats on November 3 next.

Counting and declaration of results would be made on November 6.

Admitting there are still several loopholes in the reservation policy to be adopted in elections, Mr Singh said the polls would be held under the new Local Bodies Act recently passed by the state legislature.

He, howver, could not give the exact number of reserved seats or the quantam of reservation.

Candidates can submit their nominations for all the three phases of elections between October 3 to 6 while scrutiny of papers would be done on October 9. Candidates can withdraw nominations on October 12.

The urban local bodies polls was delayed for more than a year, pending litigation in Allahabad HC for the reservation of seats.

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