State Election Commissioner Harish Chandra Joshi informed that with the enforcement of the Mode Code of Conduct for the elections to the urban local bodies in Uttarakhand, transfers and other tasks have been put on hold. He said the Code of Conduct is in effect from Friday and the election process will conclude by April 30.
In view of this officers and employees in various departments in the districts will not be transferred during this period. This condition also applies to IAS, IPS, PCS and PPS officers related to law and order and election. Joshi informed that during this period, works like issuance of licenses for firearms and their trade, allocation of land, shops and buildings by municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats, transfer of immovable properties of local bodies, all contracts related to local bodies, approving new construction works by local bodies and starting new construction works will also be prohibited.
New construction works with MP and MlA lAD funds and other Government funds will not be approved, started or announced in local body areas during this period while the works approved and started before the issuance of the election notification will continue. There will be no bar on approval and fund allocation for and construction of development works in rural areas but such works will not be announced or inaugurated during this period.
The State EC also announced the schedule for the election of the Mayors and councillors of municipal corporations of Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Kashiput, Rudrapur, Haldwani-Kathgodam and the chairpersons and members of all municipalities and nagar panchayats except Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. Joshi informed that nomination papers will be accepted from April 8 to 12 and these will be scrutinised on April 13.
Withdrawals of nomination papers will be allowed on April 15, election symbols will be allocated on April 16, polling will be held on April 28 and votes will be counted on April 30.