State Election Commissioner R Parasuram announced the schedules for the elections of nine urban bodies including Bhopal and recall of presidents of Harda and Chhanera urban bodies, on Monday.
General elections will be held for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara municipal corporations, Vankheri Nagar Parishad in Hoshangabad district, Badhauni in Datia district, Shamshabad in Vidisha district, Chhapihedi in Rajgarh district and Patera in Damoh district.
Polling will be held on January 31 and counting and declaration of results on February 4 for these urban bodies. Model code of conduct has been enforced in all these areas.
Election notification and process to file nominations will begin on December 30, 2014. Information about reservation of seats will be given and lists of polling booths published on December 30. January 6, 2015 will be last date for nominations, which will be scrutinised on January 7. January 9, 2015 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature.
The same day, election symbols will be allotted soon after withdrawal. Polling will be held on January 31 from 7 am to 5 pm. Counting and declaration of results will be made on February 4 at 9 am.
Notification for recall of Presidents of Harda and Chhanera, process to file nominations, information about polling booth and allotment of election symbols will be made on December 30, 2014. Polling will be held on January 31, counting and declaration of results will be made on February 4.
These urban bodies have 417 wards and 5,241 polling booths. Number of voters is 43.25 lakh including 22.73 lakh males, 20.51 lakh females and 169 others. A sum of Rs 1000 is the security deposit for corporator of Nagar Parishad, Rs 3000 for corporator of Nagar Palika Parishad and Rs 5000 for corporator of Municipal Corporation. A candidate for President of Nagar Parishad will have to deposit Rs 10,000, Nagar Palika Rs 15,000 and candidate for Mayor of Municipal Corporation Rs 20,000 security deposit. Women, SC, ST and backward class candidates will deposit half of the security amount.
Along with nomination, every candidate will have to submit no-dues certificates of Electricity Department and urban body. Candidates belonging to SCs, STs and backward classes will have to submit caste certificates also. Candidates should fill up every column of affidavit.