In all, 44 nominations for the post of corporators of the Municipal Corporation were filed on the fourth day of filing of nominations for the urban body elections 2014-15 in the State on Friday including three nominations for Mayors, one for Chairperson and 40 of corporators.
Komal Holar and Sarita Jaiswal filed nomination as Independents for Indore Municipal Corporation and Purnima Verma of Indian National Congress for Chhindwara. Sandeep Arya filed nomination for election of Chairperson on Shamshabad Nagar Palika in Vidisha district. For corporator’s posts, 15 nominations were filed in Indore Municipal Corporation, four in Chhindwara, 11 in Jabalpur and 7 for Bhopal Municipal Corporation, while three candidates filed nominations for corporator’s election in Chhapiheda Nagar Parishad in Rajgarh district.
Indore correspondent adds that a total of 14 candidates have so far filed their nomination papers for Indore Municipal Corporation elections. On Friday, two Independent candidates each from ward no: 20, 52, 73 and 74 filed their nomination papers for the posts of corporators, while one candidate each filed nomination papers from ward no. 34, 38, 39, 59, 60, 61 and 69 respectively.
Besides 12 candidates who filed their nomination for the posts of corporators. While the BJP is yet to announce names of its candidates for all the 85 wards of the city, the first Congress candidate Abhay Verma, who currently happens to be leader of opposition in the Indore municipal corporation also filed his nomination paper on Friday.
January 6, 2015 is the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny will be held on January 7. Nominations can be withdrawn till January 9, 2015. Election symbols will be allotted the same day soon after completion of withdrawal of nominations. Polling will be held on January 31 from 7 am to 5 pm. Votes will be counted and results declared on February 4 from 9 am. Detailed information can be obtained from commission’s website www.mplocalelection.gov.in.
Meanwhile, so far, 5349 nominations have been filed for the second and third phases of Panchayat elections 2014-15. As many as 105 nominations for district Panchayat members have been received including 52 males and 53 females. Number of Janpad Panchayat member’s nominations is 778 including 407 males and 371 females. As many as 3172 nominations have been filed for sarpanch including 1668 males and 1504 females. In all, 1294 candidates have filed nominations for election of panch including 784 males and 510 females.
January 7, 2015 is the last date for filing nominations, which will be scrutinised onJanuary 8. January 10 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Detailed information is available on commission’s website www.mplocalelection.gov.in.