Candidates of Panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh just have a day now to withdraw their nomination.
The candidates can withdraw their nominations before 3 pm on Saturday (January 10), according to an official press release issued here on Thursday. Enlistment of candidates and allotment of election symbols will be done on January 10 only. Thereafter, the list of candidates will be published. The State Election Commission has finalized 94 symbols for allotment to candidates.As per the information received from State Election Commissioner PC Dalei, the elections will be conducted based on ballot paper.
There will be pink ballot paper for Jila Panchayat members, yellow ballot paper for Janpad Panchayat members, blue ballot paper for Sarpanchs and white ballot paper for Panchs. Candidates contesting election will be allotted election symbols of their own. Dalei informed that 37 symbols have been finalized for candidates contesting election on the post of Jila Panchayat members, 23 for those contesting for election of Janpad members, 24 for Sarpanchs and 10 symbols for candidates contesting election for Panchs.A total of 14 spare symbols have also been finalized for the ward or constituency where number of candidates is more. Candidates will be allotted symbol in alphabetical order.