The campaigning for the polling to Jharkhand’s 48 urban local bodies (ULB), including Ranchi, concluded on Saturday evening, a State Election Commission official said.
The election will be held on February 23 and votes will be counted on February 27, he said.
“The campaigning for the urban local body polls ended at 5 pm on Saturday. The polling will take place on February 23 from 7am to 5pm,” SEC Secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad told PTI.
He said that the 48-hour ‘silence period’ started from 5pm on Saturday, during which all forms of campaigning are banned.
“Under the rules, no person shall call, organise, or attend any public meeting for a period of 48 hours before the time fixed for the close of poll. This provision came into effect at 5 pm today,” Prasad said.
The candidates made their last-ditch efforts to garner people’s supports in their favour on Saturday.
The elections are scheduled to be held for the post of 48 mayors or chairpersons and councillors at 1,087 wards in nine .​The campaigning for the polling to Jharkhand’s 48 urban local bodies (ULB), including Ranchi, concluded on Saturday evening, a State Election Commission official said.
The election will be held on February 23 and votes will be counted on February 27, he said.
“The campaigning for the urban local body polls ended at 5 pm on Saturday. The polling will take place on February 23 from 7am to 5pm,” SEC Secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad told PTI.
He said that the 48-hour ‘silence period’ started from 5pm on Saturday, during which all forms of campaigning are banned.
“Under the rules, no person shall call, organise, or attend any public meeting for a period of 48 hours before the time fixed for the close of poll. This provision came into effect at 5 pm today,” Prasad said.
The candidates made their last-ditch efforts to garner people’s supports in their favour on Saturday.
The elections are scheduled to be held for the post of 48 mayors or chairpersons and councillors at 1,087 wards in nine . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
