The Hindu      22.01.2015 

Deputy Mayor election today

The election to the post of Deputy Mayor of Vellore Corporation would be held at the Corporation Council hall here on January 22.

The election--an indirect one - is being held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of V.D. Dharmalingam of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the last week of May 2014.

The new Deputy Mayor would be elected by the 60 councillors and the Mayor of the Corporation.

Nominations

Janaki Raveendran, Commissioner of Vellore Corporation told The Hindu that nominations for the election would be called for at 10.30 a.m. on January 22 when the special election meeting commences.

“We will wait for half-an-hour for the quorum, and if quorum is available, the election would be conducted at 11 a.m.”, the Commissioner said.