MP Civic Elections & Bypolls 2018 For Municipal Councils & Panchayats, Voting Underway: How to Check Your Name in Voter List Online
Madhya Pradesh Civic Polls 2018: Polling for urban and rural civic bodies is currently underway in the districts of Dhar, Barwani, Khandwa, Guna and Anuppur. The results will be declared on January 20.
Bhopal, Jan 17: Polling is underway today to elect members for 20 urban bodies - municipal councils (nagar palika parishads) and town councils (nagar parishads) - in five districts of Madhya Pradesh. Apart from the 20 local bodies, by-elections are also being conducted to elect panchayat and nagar parishad members across the state. Pollsters are glued to this round of civic elections as it is considered to be a litmus test for the ruling Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government ahead of the assembly polls later in 2018.
How to Check Your Name in Voter List Online
- Visit mplocalelection.gov.in - the official website for local body polls launched by the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (MPSEC).
- Click on 'Voter List 2017' tab, located on the left hand side of the landing page.
- On the page which appears, the users are required to fill the mandatory fields. One needs to enter the name of district, local body and ward, before clicking on 'Show' tab located below the fields.
- On the next page, the user will find a 'Download' tab. Clicking on it will allow your device to download the voter list in PDF format. After downloading the file, scan for your name among the list of voters.
MP urban civic elections 2017-18: Schedule, wards, candidates and other details of nagar palika parishad and nagar parishad polls
Number of districts going to polls: Elections will be held in 5 districts - Dhar, Barwani, Khandwa, Guna and Anuppur.
Name of Municipal Councils (Nagar Palika Parishads): In Guna district, Vijaypur-Raghogarh is going to polls; in Barwani, elections will be held for the Sendha and Barwani nagar palika parishads; in Dhar district, polls will be conducted for the Pithampur, Dhar and Manawar civic bodies.
Name of Town Councils (Nagar Parishads) - The Jaithari civic body will be contested in Anuppur district; Omkareshwar nagar parishad in Khandwa; Sardarpur, Rajgarh, Dharampuri, Dhamnod, Kukshi and Dahi in Dhar; and Pansemal, Khetia, Palsud, Anjad and Rajpur in Barwani district.
List of candidates: The full list of candidates in the fray could be downloaded from the official website.
MP rural civic elections 2017-18: Schedule, wards, candidates and other details of panchayat and janpad panchayat polls
Polls for 90 sarpanch and 1,600 janpad panchayat member seats, spread in districts across the state, were also scheduled for Wednesday. By-elections are also being conducted for rural seats which fall vacant after September 30, 2017.
List of candidates: The full list of candidates contesting for the panchayat and janpad panchayat seats could be downloaded from the official website. The names of candidates participating in the rural civic bypolls are also available at mpsdc.gov.in.
Results of Madhya Pradesh Civic Elections & Bypolls 2018 for Rural and Urban Seats
The counting of votes will begin at 8 am on January 20. Stay tuned with Latestly for all the updates and results on the day of counting. Among the 20 urban bodies which are being contested, the BJP is currently ruling 13 of them, while the Congress has wrested control on 7.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 17, 2018 10:55 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).