Civic polls to be held in three phases in Puducherry between October 21 and 28

The civic polls might be held within the union territory of Puducherry in three phases between October 21 and 28.

State Election Commissioner Roy P Thomas informed reporters on Wednesday after releasing ballot schedule that the statutory notification for the primary section of ballot slated for October 21 for the Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam municipalities and in addition for the commune panchayats of Kottucherry, Nedungadu, Neravy, Tirumalairayanpattinam and Tirunallar (all in Karaikal area) can be issued on September 30 to set the ballot course of in movement.

The notification for the second section of ballot slated to be held on October 25 for the Municipalities in Puducherry and Oulgaret (in Puducherry) can be issued on October 4. He stated the third section of ballot has been scheduled to be held on October 28 to the Ariyankuppam, Bahoor, Mannadipet, Nettapakkam and Villianur commune panchayats and the statutory notification for the third section of election can be issued on October 7.

The SEC stated the elections to the native our bodies are being held in Union Territory after a niche of 15 years. Within the first section, 2.30 lakh voters would go to the polls whereas 4.44 lakh voters would train their franchise within the second section and within the third section 3.28 lakh voters would go to the ballot. Election can be held between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. the SEC stated and added that the final one hour (between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m) can be earmarked for Covid sufferers and sufferers with signs of the pandemic to train their franchise.

Roy P Thomas additionally stated for the primary time multi submit digital voting machines can be used within the polls. As many as 1629 polling stations have been recognized whereby about 8500 officers can be deployed to conduct the polls `in a free, truthful and clear method`. Counting of votes would happen on October 31 after the ballot in three phases is accomplished. The final civic ballot was held in 2006 and no election might be held on the finish of 5 12 months tenure of the civic our bodies that got here into existence within the wake of the 2006 polls for varied causes.