Patiala, December 11 - Patiala Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development)-cum-Additional District Election Officer Anuprita Johal has informed that on the third day of nominations for the general elections and by-elections of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayats in Patiala district, 26 nominations have been filed today. She informed that in this way the total number of nominations has reached 28. She informed that a total of 13 nominations have been filed for Municipal Corporation Patiala.
The ADC informed that for ward numbers 1 to 14 of Municipal Corporation Patiala, 1 candidate has filed his nomination with RTO Patiala Naman Markan. Similarly, for ward numbers 15 to 20, 3 nominations have been filed with SDM Patiala Manjit Kaur. For ward numbers 30 to 45, 8 nomination papers have been filed with PDA EO-cum-Assistant Commissioner (G) Patiala Richa Goyal.
Similarly, 1 candidate has filed nomination papers for ward numbers 46 to 60 with SDM Nabha Returning Officer Dr. Ismat Vijay Singh. 2 candidates have filed their nominations today with District Revenue Officer Patiala Navdeep Singh Returning Officer for Nagar Panchayat Bhadson. 1 candidate has filed nominations for 15 wards of Nagar Council Sanaur with Returning Officer AMD PRTC Navdeep Kumar.
No candidate has filed nominations today with Returning Officer SDM Doodhan Sadhan Kirpalveer Singh for 13 wards of Nagar Panchayat Devigarh. 3 nomination papers have been filed with Returning Officer SDM Samana Tarsem Chand for 13 wards of Nagar Panchayat Ghagga. 5 candidates have filed nominations for 11 wards of Nagar Panchayat Ghanaur with Returning Officer SDM Rajpura Avikesh Gupta.
ADC Anuprita Johal further informed that no nominations have been filed for the elections to Ward No. 2 of Municipal Council Rajpura, Ward No. 8 of Municipal Council Samana and Ward No. 6 of Municipal Council Nabha. Anuprita Johal informed that the candidates willing to contest the elections will be able to submit their nomination papers to the concerned Returning Officers on December 12 (up to 3:00 pm). The last date for scrutiny of nominations has been fixed on December 13 and for withdrawal of candidature on December 14 (up to 3:00 pm).