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Stage Set for BMC Polls Tomorrow

Tuesday, 07 January 2014 10:00 administrator
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The New Indian Express               07.01.2014 

Stage Set for BMC Polls Tomorrow

Electoral officials checking electronic voting machine (EVM) in Bhubaneswar on Monday I Shamim Qureshy
Electoral officials checking electronic voting machine (EVM) in Bhubaneswar on Monday I Shamim Qureshy

With the Capital City all set for election to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), workers of different parties are busy drawing up electoral rolls in each Ward to help the voters.

BMC election will take place on Wednesday and the Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) has set up 660 booths across the city.

Of the total booths, 376 booths have been declared hyper-sensitive and 187 booths sensitive. Each booth will have four polling officers in addition to police personnel.

In the sensitive and hyper-sensitive booths, SEC officials said additional police force will be deployed.

Every polling booth will have one electronic voting machine (EVM) except in Ward 21 which will have two EVMs.

According to reports, 19 candidates are contesting from Ward 21 and one EVM can register 16 candidates. Hence, the two EVMs are being used to accommodate the three additional candidates. The polling will begin from 8 am and continue till 5 pm.

In every Ward, party workers are working overtime to know the number of voters and tallying their names with electoral list.

The campaign concluded at 5 pm on Monday. Candidate of Ward 35 Sheikh Nizamuddin said even though they have asked the voters to go for the polling, they cannot be sure about the final turnout.

Eight candidates are contesting from Ward 35. Ward 45 candidate Amaresh Jena said tallying of electoral rolls with the voters began four days back. His supporters have been asked to help elderly people with transport to the polling booths, he added.

Voters can cast votes after producing any of the documents including voter identity card, passport, driving licence, PAN card, ration card, ex-servicemen’s widow or dependent certificate, certificate of disability and others. SEC has permitted 25 identification documents which can be used by the voters at the polling booth.

 

ULB Polls in Cuttack, Baripada on Feb 6

Saturday, 04 January 2014 07:58 administrator
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The New Indian Express                04.01.2014

ULB Polls in Cuttack, Baripada on Feb 6

State Election Commissioner Ajit Kumar Tripathy addressing mediapersons on Friday I EXPRESS PHOTO
State Election Commissioner Ajit Kumar Tripathy addressing mediapersons on Friday I EXPRESS PHOTO

Polls for Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Baripada Municipality will be held on February 6, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced here on Friday.

After the State Government gave a go ahead, the SEC notified the poll schedule for the two urban local bodies. Election will be held for 59 Wards in Cuttack Municipal Corporation whereas Baripada will go to polls for 28 Wards.

According to State Election Commissioner Ajit Kumar Tripathy, the election officers for the two ULBs will issue notices on January 8 when the process will kickstart. Nomination will be filed between January 13 and 18 and scrutiny held on January 20. Candidates can withdraw their nomination on January 24 when the final list will be published.

While the two ULBs will go to polls on February 6, counting and declaration of results will be held a day later. Election for Mayor of CMC and Chairperson of Baripada Municipality will be conducted on February 13. Their deputies will be elected on March 1. The Mayor post of CMC is reserved for Scheduled Caste woman candidate whereas the Chairperson of Baripada Municipality is reserved for a woman candidate.

With the announcement of the elections, the model code of conduct has come into effect and it will remain in force till February 7 within the limits of the two ULBs. During this period, the Government as well as the ULBs cannot take up any new work within the limits of BMC as well as neighbouring gram panchayats. Except normal developmental work, no new work can be started. The State Government has been barred from announcing any specific project for these two ULBs.

According to the SEC, around 3,94,810 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in Cuttack while their number in Baripada stands at 68,854. CMC has 422 booths while Baripada has 78.

 

Roads, Rankala lake new mayor's priority

Friday, 03 January 2014 11:24 administrator
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The Times of India               03.01.2014

Roads, Rankala lake new mayor's priority

Kolhapur: Sunita Raut of the Nationalist Congress Party was elected unopposed the 39th mayor of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation.

The general body meeting on Thursday also elected Mohan Gonjare as the deputy mayor.

After the election, Raut told reporters: "The roads in the city are incomplete as contractors declined to take the work. My aim will be to create confidence among the contractors and start the work as early as possible. My other goal is to make Rankala pollution free. The work is in last stage and I want to complete it in my tenure," she said.

The meeting, held under the chairmanship of collector Rajaram Mane, elected Sachin Chavan (Congress) as chairman of the standing committee, Vasant Kogekar (Jansurajya Shakti Party) as chairman of the transport committee and Rohini Kate (NCP) as chairman of the women and child welfare committee.

Raut, 42, the corporator from Padmaraje Udyan ward, is wife of former corporator and NCP leader of the house Ajit Raut.

The elections were a mere formality as the names were decided and finalized in a meeting of the leaders of NCP and Congress last week.

As per the arrangement between the NCP and the Congress, the mayoral post is shared between the two parties.

The general body meeting started at 11 am, after paying homage to former mayor Shamrao Shinde, who died on Wednesday.

Raut is the fifth mayor in the ongoing house, which was constituted in October 2010. Before her, Vandana Buchade, Kadambari Kawale Jayashree Sonawane and Pratibha Naiknaware have become mayor.

 
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