Notification issued for ULB polls’s phase-I

SRINAGAR: The Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra Tuesday issued notification for the conduct of the first phase of Municipal Polls in the state, to be held on October 8.

As per the notification, in Jammu Division the elections will be held in Phase-I in Jammu Municipal Corporation ( wards 1 to 75), Municipal Committee Bishnah (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Arnia (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee R.S.Pora (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Ghomanhasan (1 to 07 wards), Municipal Committee Akhnoor (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Jourian (1 to 07 wards), Municipal Committee Khour (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Rajouri (1 to 17 wards), Municipal Committee Thanamandi (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Nowshera (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Sunderbani (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Kalakote (1 to 07 wards), Municipal Council Poonch (1 to 17 wards) and Municipal Committee Surankote (1 to 13).

The notification has been issued for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (ward No. 16-17 and 74), Municipal Committee Kupwara (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Handwara (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Bandipora (1 to 17 wards), Municipal Council Baramulla (1 to 21 wards), Municipal Committee Budgam (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Chadoora (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Khansahib (1 to 07 wards), Municipal Committee Kulgam (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Devsar (1 to 08 wards), Municipal Committee Achabal (1 to 08 wards), Municipal Committee Kokernag (1 to 13 wards), Municipal Committee Qazigund (1 to 07 wards), Municipal Committee Kargil (1 to 13 wards) and Municipal Committee Leh (1 to 13 wards) in Kashmir Division.

According to the notification, the last date for filing nominations is September 25 while the scrutiny of nominations will be done on September 26.

The last date for withdrawal of candidature is September 28 whereas the poll shall be taken from 7.00 am to 2.00 pm on 08th October.

The counting of votes will be done on October 20 and and the date before which the election shall be completed on 27th October, 2018.

Kashmir-centric parties - the NC, the PDP and CPI(M)- have declared to boycott the upcoming local bodies and panchayat polls.