Odisha Municipal Election: Scrutiny of nomination papers today

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Bhubaneswar: The second step for Odisha Municipal Elections will be held today. As many as 360 candidates have filed nominations for corporator post, while 12 candidates have filed nominations for mayor post.

Reportedly, the nomination papers of the candidates will be scrutinized today to check if they have submitted all the documents as per the Election Commission guidelines.

The municipal elections will be held in 106 Urban Local Bodies. The Mayor and Chairperson will be elected directly for the first time. Only 189 candidates have been nominated for these posts.

It is to be noted that the candidates can withdraw their nomination up to March 14, 2022.

There will be 3,030 booths in 1,731 wards of 106 Urban Local Bodies where more than Rs 27 lakhs people will cast their votes.

Similarly, there are 168 wards in the three municipal corporations which will have 1,407 booths where 17,000 people will cast their votes.

The voting for Councillor and Corporator posts will be held through Electronic voting machines (EVM) in the upcoming Municipal Elections. Each booth will be provided with two EVMs. There will be one EVM for the posts of Councillor and Corporator while another for Mayor and Chairperson.

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