VIJAYAWADA: The state election commission on Monday issued notification for pending local body elections which include elections to Nellore municipal corporation and 12 other municipalities, 533 wards in various panchayats, 11 ZPTCs and 81 MPTCs.
These elections could not be held due to pending court cases. As the cases have been cleared, the SEC has announced the schedule.
The nomination process will start from Nov 3, with Nov 5 being the last date for filing of nominations. Polling would be held on Nov 15, and counting and declaration of results on Nov 17. Polls would be held in Jaggiahpet, Kondapalli, Akiveedu, Gurajala, Dachepalli, Darisi, Buchireddipalem, Kuppam, Bethamcherla, Kamalapuram, Rajampet, and Penukonda municipalities.
Polling for ward numbers 31 and 61 of Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation will also be conducted on the same dates after the seats fell vacant due to the death of sitting members. Similarly, polling for 10 vacant wards in various municipal corporations and 13 vacant wards in various municipalities will be conducted as per the same schedule.
The ZPTC and MPTC election process, which started in March 2020, had to be postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The SEC has now notified the schedule for conduct of elections in the those 81 MPTCs and 11 ZPTCs. The nomination process will start from Nov 5 and end on Nov 7.
The SEC has also issued notification for elections to 69 sarpanch and 533 ward member posts, the nomination process for which will start on Nov 3. The last date for filing of nominations is Nov 5.
