Local bodies to go to polls on Jan 11
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 08 2015:
Election for 18 Municipal Councils and eight Nagar Panchayats will be held on January 11 next year.
State Election Commission Secretary Mutum Radharani announced the election schedule in front of the media today at the Imphal West DC office complex.
She said that election model code of conduct has been already enforced and election notification would be issued tomorrow.
Altogether 279 Councillors for the equal number of Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Wards and 558 Ward Development Committee Members would be elected.
December 14 has been fixed as the last date for submission of nomination papers and December 17 is the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.
Scrutiny would be done on December 15 .
Polling will be held between 8 am and 4 pm of January 11 and counting of votes would be done on January 15, Radharani said.
Election for Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat Councillors would be held on party line but candidates for Ward Development Committee (WDC) Members would not have any party affiliation.
For the polling which would be held in 589 polling stations, the concerned DCs have been designated as respective Municipal Election Officers and the concerned SDOs have been designated as Returning Officers.
Imphal East district would elect 31 Councillors and 61 WDC Members, Bishnupur district 83 Councillors and 166 WDC Members, Imphal West 72 Councillors and 144 WC Members and Thoubal district would elect 93 Councillors and 186 WDC Members.
Altogether 2,36,302 voters are expected to exercise their right to adult franchise.
District-wise voter distribution is 14,252 in Imphal East, 61,396 in Imphal West, 61,768 in Bishnupur and 98,886 in Thoubal.
The Municipal Councils (MC) and Nagar Panchayats (NP) which would go to polls are Jiribam MC, Andro NP, Lamlai MC, Mayang Imphal MC, Lilong (IW) NP, Samurou NP, Wangoi MC, Thongkhong Laxmi Bazar NP, Sekmai NP, Lamsang NP, Thoubal MC, Yairipok MC, Sikhong Sekmai MC, Heirok NP, Wangjing Lamding MC, Lilong (Thoubal) MC, Kakching MC, Kakching Khunou MC, Sugnu MC, Nambol MC, Oinam NP, Bishnupur MC, Ningthoukhong MC, Moirang MC, Kwakta MC and Kumbi MC.