Solan: Byelection for Ward 5 councillor on September 29
The byelection for the post of councillor of Ward 5 of Municipal Corporation, Solan, will be held on September 29.
AS per a notification issued yesterday by State Election Commissioner Anil Khachi, the process of nomination will begin on September 11 and continue till September 13. The papers will be scrutinised on September 16.
Candidates can withdraw his candidature on September 18, following which the contesting candidates will be allotted symbols.
Nomination to begin on sept 11
- The process of filing nomination papers will begin on September 11 and continue till September 13. The papers will be scrutinised on September 16.
- Candidates can withdraw their candidature on September 18, following which the contesting candidates will be allotted symbols.
- Officials will be required to paste the list of polling stations on or before September 11 and voting will be held from 8am to 4pm on September 29. The results will be declared on the same evening.
Officials will be required to paste the list of polling stations on or before September 11 and polling will be held from 8 am to 4 pm on September 29. The results will be declared on the same evening.
This post had fallen vacant in March following the passing away of Kulbhushan Gupta, who represented Ward 5. He was a BJP councillor and the party had been left with six councillors as against nine of the Congress and an Independent. A special revision of the electoral rolls was recently completed in the civic body.
Earlier three byelections were proposed to be held as two councillors of the Congress party had been disqualified on June 10 for defying the party whip in the mid-term mayoral elections held in December 2023. Their disqualification was, however, stayed by the apex court few days ago, following which only one post of councillor remains vacant.
Both the BJP and the Congress were awaiting the election notification as election will strengthen their position in the civic body. The Mayor’s post is held by a Congress councillor while BJP holds the post of Deputy Mayor.