By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: More than 41 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in the Urban Elections. About 27 lakh voters, 3,030 booths and 1731 wards are there in 106 Municipalities and NACs while there are 14.26 lakh voters, 168 wards and 1407 booths in three Corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur.
Filing of nomination papers for election of various posts in 109 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) has started in the State on Wednesday. The interested candidates can file their nominations till March 7.
The nominations are being sold for the post of Mayor and Corporators in three Municipal Corporations, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur while the nomination for Chairperson and Councillors are available at the EO office in 47 Municipalities, 59 Notified Area Councils (NACs).
Scrutiny of the papers will be done on March 9 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is March 14 (excluding government holiday). The election will be held on March 24 and the result will be declared on March 26. The Model Code of Conduct issued by the Commission will remain in force till March 26.
Meanwhile, Congress has announced its candidate for the post of Mayor for Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC). The party has nominated Giribala Behera, the vice-president of Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress, as its candidate for the top post of CMC.
