Municipal corporation and council elections: Only three nomination papers filed on first day

During the first round of nominations for the re-elections to 52 wards of Patiala Municipal Corporation and two municipal councils in Moga district, only three papers were filed on Friday. All three of these nomination papers are from Bagha Purana.

According to the Punjab State Election Commission, three candidates submitted papers for the 15 wards of Bagha Purana Municipal Council. On the other hand, no candidate filed papers on the first day in the 30 wards of Patiala Municipal Corporation and 7 wards of Dharamkot Municipal Council.

As per the election schedule, papers will not be submitted on November 14, 15 and 16 due to holidays. Interested candidates will be able to submit nomination papers between November 17 and November 19 from 11 am to 3 pm.

Scrutiny of the filed papers will take place on November 20 and candidates can withdraw their names by the afternoon of November 21. Thereafter, voting will be held through EVMs on November 28 from 8 am to 4 pm.

Notably, due to flaws during the election process held in May, the Supreme Court had cancelled the elections to these 52 wards and ordered fresh polls. A monitoring committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is overseeing the entire process.

Key developments

• A total of 3 nominations filed across the three civic bodies on the first day
• All papers were filed in Bagha Purana Municipal Council
• No papers were filed in Patiala Municipal Corporation and Dharamkot
• Nomination process will remain suspended from November 14 to 16 due to holidays
• Voting will be held on November 28