2024 Punjab, India local elections
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Municipal elections are scheduled to be held in the Indian state of Punjab on 21 December 2024.[1] The elections are scheduled for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 municipal corporations and 41 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.[2]
Background
[edit]Previously, elections for these local bodies were held in December 2017, where Indian National Congress won all the four Municipal Corporations.[3] Terms of Amritsar, Patiala and Jalandhar ended in January 2022, and of Ludhiana in March 2022.[4]
Elections
[edit]Delimitition of the wards started in December 2022.[2][5] In March 2023, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed Punjab state election commission to draw schedule for elections within two weeks.[6] On 16 October 2023, election commission announced schedule for electoral rolls, with final publication for rolls scheduled for 10 November 2023.[7]
See also
[edit]2024 Indian general election in Punjab
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal elections in Punjab on December 21, nominations from tomorrow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b "5 municipal corporations, 41 councils in Punjab head for polls". Hindustan Times. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Punjab municipal election 2017: Congress sweeps polls; wins 267 wards". Financialexpress. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Punjab to conduct polls for five municipal corporations in Nov". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ 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. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "SEC issues schedule for preparation of electoral rolls of 5 Municipal Corporations". Yes Punjab. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.