Political parties gear up for IMC polls
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 16 2016 :
Political parties have left no stone un-turned to make their prepa- rations for the upcoming election to Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) scheduled to be held onJune 2 .
The ruling Congress, BJP and other parties have geared up for the election campaign to woo voters ahead of the crucial IMC election.
A straight fight between Congress and BJP is a strong possibility.
Approval for holding the election to 27 wards of the IMC was given at a Cabinet meeting held on April 15.The State Govt is in active preparation for the election.
The final electoral roll will be published on May 2 .
For the election, the public notice will be issued on May 12 and last date for filing of nomination papers is May 17 .
Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be conducted on May 18 and the last date of withdrawal of nomination papers is May 17 .
Polling will start from 8 am and end at 4 pm.
If necessary, repoll will be conduc- ted on June 4 .
Counting of votes will take place on June 6 .
Elections to IMC were held in 1995, 2001, 2006 and 2011 following enactment of the Manipur Municipality Act, 1994 and the upcoming election will be the fifth one.