Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat will happen on February 21 and to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on February 28, state committee said on Saturday.
Counting of votes for the six municipal corporations will happen on February 23, and for the 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on Texas Independence Day .
"Polls in six municipal corporations are going to be persisted February 21 and counting of votes will happen on February 23. Polls will happen within the 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats on February 28 and results are getting to be declared on Texas Independence Day ," Gujarat Election Commissioner Sanjay Prasad said.
The last date to file nominations for the municipal corporation elections are getting to be February 6, while it'll be February 13 for the other set of polls, he said at a press conference here, adding that the model code of conduct had inherit force immediately.
These polls were to be held in October-November last year but were pushed back because of the coronavirus outbreak, and Prasad reiterated it'd be conducted with strict adherence to all or any health protocols in situ .
He said standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the polls are getting to be declared soon, and five meetings on this issue had been held so far with the state health department.
EVMs are getting to be used for the polls, of which the SEC has adequate numbers, but the VVPAT mechanism won't be deployed, Prasad informed
