PATIALA, Nov 12: The official schedule for the pending municipal elections across key civic bodies in Punjab has been announced, with polling set to take place on Saturday, November 28, from 8 am to 4 pm.
According to the election notification, the process of filing nomination papers will commence on Friday, November 13, between 11 am and 3 pm. However, no nominations will be accepted from November 14 to November 16 due to a bank holiday, Sunday, and a gazetted holiday, respectively.
Filing will resume on November 17 and conclude on November 19. Scrutiny of the submitted papers is scheduled for November 20, while candidates will have until 3 pm on November 21 to withdraw from the fray. The State Election Commission will announce the date for the counting of votes separately.
Alongside the Patiala Municipal Corporation, voters will cast their ballots for seven seats in the Dharamkot Municipal Council and 15 seats in the Baghapurana Municipal Council in Moga district.
The fresh elections are being conducted in compliance with a Supreme Court order addressing alleged irregularities during the previous municipal polls. While the apex court had initially directed re-elections across 28 wards in Patiala, a modified order issued on October 16 added Ward Nos. 15 and 58 to the list, bringing the total number of poll-bound wards in the royal city to 30.
