2024 Punjab, India local elections
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Municipal elections are scheduled to be held in the Indian state of Punjab in January 2024.[1][2] The elections are scheduled for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 municipal corporations and 41 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.[3]
Background[edit]
Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where Indian National Congress won all the four Municipal Corporations.[4] Terms of Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022.[5]
Elections[edit]
Delimitition of the wards started in December 2022.[3][6] In March 2023, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Punjab state election commission to draw schedule for elections within two weeks.[7] On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Singh, Rajmeet (4 August 2023). "Polls to 66 Punjab municipal councils, rural bodies in November". The Tribune. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ SNS (20 November 2023). "Punjab local body elections scheduled for January". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b "5 municipal corporations, 41 councils in Punjab head for polls". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Punjab municipal election 2017: Congress sweeps polls; wins 267 wards". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Punjab to conduct polls for five municipal corporations in Nov". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Khanna, Ruchi M. (18 December 2022). "MC elections due, Punjab Govt eyes speedy delivery of services". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "HC directs Punjab state election commissioner to draw schedule for sarpanch, municipal bodies polls". The Indian Express. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "SEC issues schedule for preparation of electoral rolls of 5 Municipal Corporations". Yes Punjab. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-19.