Campaigning ends for Chandigarh civic Polls, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Election Results 2016

Campaigning ends for Chandigarh civic Polls, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Election Results 2016, CMC Local Body Civic Election, Chandigarh polls

Campaigning for election to the civic body here, to be held on Sunday, ended today.

Elections to 26 civic wards of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will be held on December 18 for which 122 candidates, including 67 Independents, are in the fray.

Polling will be conducted at 460 booths from 8 AM to 5 PM and the results will be declared on December 20. Of those eligible to vote, 2,70,358 are male and 2,36,819 female.

Both Congress and BJP are contesting from all 26 wards, while BSP has fielded candidates in 17 wards.

The municipal corporation has 36 members, of which 26 are elected councillors, nine are nominated councillors and one is an MP (ex-officio member). At present, BJP has 15 councillors, Congress nine, BSP one and another one is Independent.

During campaign, the incumbent BJP tried to cash in on the Centre's demonetisation move, while Congress' city unit leaders alleged it was implemented without any "application of mind".

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source: business-standard.com

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