BJP and Congress are expecting to persuade its rebels consisting from Kanker Municipal Council along with Bhanupratappur and Charama Nagar Panchayat till 3pm on Monday as the time set by the election commission for withdrawing nominations from these seats.
Soon after time limit for withdrawal nomination from the polls will over, the returning officers will distribute poll symbols among those, who will remain in the fray. Voting for these seats will be held from 8 am to 5 pm on December 31, while the result will be declared on January 4.
As many as 21 polling booths have been erected for casting votes for Kanker Municipal Council and councilors’ post, while six out of these are declared as sensitive on political view. Similarly, polling for Charama Nagar Panchayat will be done on as many as 15 polling booths. The commission has declared five polling booths of this seat as sensitive. As many as 15 polling booths have been erected for casting votes for Bhanupratappur Nagar Panchayat, out of these, two have been declared as sensitive.
There are 20215 voters listed in Kanker Municipal Council to excise their franchisee to elect the president and councilor. The council has listed 10475 female voters and 9740 male voters. Similarly, Charama Nagar Panchayat has 7516 listed voters including 3895 female and 3621 male voters. In Bhanupratappur Nagar Panchayat, total 5604 voters including 2857 female and 2747 male voters are listed.