Delhi: Municipal ward by-polls to be held in February

The wards are -Ward No. 32N, (Rohini-C); Ward No. 62N, (Shalimar Bagh North), North Delhi and Ward No. 02-E (Trilokpuri); Ward No. 08-E (Kalyanpuri) and Ward No. 41-E (Chauhan Bangar) in East Delhi, it said.

The by-polls will be held on February 28 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, the SEC said, adding that the last date of filing nominations is February 8.

The model code of conduct shall be in force in these places and continue to be in force till the elections are over.

The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007 is also being enforced and candidates need to strictly abide by it.

As per the guidelines in view of the pandemic, every person shall wear a face mask during all election-related activities.

At the entry of the premises used for election purposes, thermal scanning shall be carried out and sanitizers shall be made available.

Social distancing shall be maintained as per the guidelines of the State and the Centre.

DEOs shall ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election, the statement added.

The latest published electoral roll by the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi shall be used for the purpose of these by-elections, the statement said.

The ceiling on election expenditure to be incurred by a candidate for the bye-election to a ward is fixed at Rs. 7 lakh, it added.

Delhi has 272 wards.