Bhopal. The final voter list for elections in 407 urban bodies in the state has been released on 3 March. The State Election Commission is preparing to conduct body elections in two phases and Panchayat elections in three phases. Due to Corona infection, voting time is being increased by 1 hour this time. Voting will be from 7 am to 6 pm.
According to the Election Commission, all preparations have been done before the polling. In this, all other arrangements have been completed from reservation. Commissioner BP Singh will hold discussions with the collectors through video conferencing on March 6 from 4 to 5:30 pm regarding election preparations.
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After this, the dates of elections are likely to be announced along with the introduction of a code of conduct. It is believed that the elections can be finished before the exam starts on 5 April. For this, a code of conduct can be imposed in the state before March 10.
It is worth noting that the administrative tenure has been going on for more than a year in the municipal corporations and city councils of Madhya Pradesh. The first Kamal Nath government extended the date. Later, the Shivraj government also avoided it. Recently it was decided to pursue the election for three months. After this, the petition was filed, then the High Court ordered to hold elections soon.
