In the first phase of Urban Bodies Elections-2022, voting will be held in 133 urban bodies of 49 districts on July 6 from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting of votes will be held on July 17 from 9 am. A total of 13 thousand 148 polling centres have been set up. The second phase of polling will be held on July 13.
State Election Commissioner Basant Pratap Singh has informed that in the first phase, polling will be held in 11 municipal corporations, 36 municipal councils and 86 city councils. Voting will be through EVM. EVMs will have white ballot paper for mayor, pink for municipal corporation corporator, yellow for municipal council corporator and blue for city council corporator. It is mandatory for the voter to bring any one of the 20 Identity Cards prescribed by the Commission for voting. For the election of mayor and corporator in Municipal Corporation, if there are 15 or less than 15 candidates including NOTA, one control unit and two ballot units will be established. If there are more than 15 candidates for any post, an additional ballot unit will be set up. In municipalities and municipal councils, if there are 15 or less than 15 candidates, one control and one ballot unit will be set up and if there are more than 15 candidates an additional ballot unit will be set up.
Singh has informed that on July 6, voting will be held in Municipal Corporations Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Chhindwara, Ujjain, Sagar, Singrauli and Satna. On the same day voting will be held in Municipal Council Rajgarh, Biaora, Sehore, Vidisha, Ganjbasoda, Dabra, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Panagar, Sihora, Amarwada, Seoni, Waraseoni, Narsinghpur, Kareli, Gotegaon, Gadarwara, Badnagar, Neemuch, Shajapur, Mandsaur, Makronia Bujurg, Rahli, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Itarsi, Betul, Amla, Harda, Umaria, Lahar, Sheopur, Porsa and Ambah.
Voting will be held on July 6 in Municipal Councils Khujner, Suthalia, Silwani, Bari, Bareilly, Betma, Depalpur, Gautampura, Hatod, Mahugaon, Manpura, Rau, Sanwer, Badnawar, Shahpur, Antri, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Pichor, Mohana, Badarwas, Khaniadhana, Rannaud, Shadora, Baraunikhurd, Barela, Bhedaghat, Barghat, Tendukheda, Saikheda, Chichli, Salichauka, Vijayraghavgarh, Kaimor, Jiran, Alot, Tal, Maksi, Badod, Nagari, Bagli, Karnavad, Hatpipliya, Kannaud, Satwas, Loharda, Negavar, Kantaphod, Shahpur, Bilhara, Surkhi, Khajuraho, Rajnagar, Harpalpur, Patharia, Hindoria, Baldeogarh, Khargapur, Niwari, Taricharkala, Orchha, Kakarhati, Ajaygarh, Devendranagar, Hanumana, Mauganj, Naigarhi, Chitrakoot, Uchehra, Chandia, Amarkantak, Mihona, Alampur, Daboh, Raun and Baroda.