Preparations in place for HDMC polls
The Hindu
842 EVMs to be used in 3,842 polling booths in 82 wards
The Dharwad district administration has made all preparations for free and fair elections in the 82 wards of Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation, polling for which will be held on September 3, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil has said. Speaking to media persons after inspecting the preparations at the mustering centre at Basel Mission School in Dharwad on Monday, Mr. Patil, who is also the District Returning Officer for the elections, said that counting of votes will be taken up on September 6 on the campus of University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad. In all, there are 420 candidates in the fray. The Model Code of Conduct, which came into force on August 16, will be in force till September 6.More Related News
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