The notification for the second phase of polls in 72 Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh would be issued on Friday (October 26) in the respective district headquarters by Returning Officers.
As per the poll schedule of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the notification would be issued on October 26.
The filing of nomination papers would commence after the notification. The last date for filing of nomination papers is November 2. The scrutiny of nomination papers would be held on November 3. The candidates can withdraw nomination papers on November 5. The polling is scheduled on November 20 and the counting will be held on December 11.
As per information provided by District Electoral Officers where second phase of polling is to be held, the nomination papers can be filed from 11.00 to 3.00 pm. No filing of nomination papers would be held on third Saturday and Sunday (Oct 27-28) as per EC directive.
In all the district headquarters of second phase of polls, where respective state assembly constituencies fall, Returning Officers have been allocated separate rooms where RO would be assisted by two assistant returning officers and clerical staff. The security deposit for general candidate is `10,000 while for Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste, it is `5,000.
The expense limit of a candidate is `28 lakh while the candidate can pay upto `20,000 in cash while higher amounts have to be paid in cheque, draft, RTGS or NEFT. All the payments should be done through a bank account opened a day before the filing of nomination papers.
DEOs stated that all the preparations like formation of pink booths where all presiding officer, presiding officer and others would be women staff, model polling booths, security arrangements, facilities for persons with disabilities and others.