Dehradun: The Civic-polls for Uttarakhand are going to be held on January 23, bringing an end to rounds of speculation and also setting the stage for another face-off between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, Election commission of India on Monday said.
As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India on Monday the whole election exercise will be spread over a month, starting from December 27 to January 23.
The process of filing nomination will be done from December 27 to December 30 while the scrutiny of nomination papers will be done from December 31 to January.
The Candidates will have the flexibility to withdraw from the contest, for whatsoever reason, till January 2.
The people across Municipal corporations, municipal councils and the Nagar panchayats will vote in a single phase election on January 23 while the results will be declared on January 25.
The state has a total of 92 civic bodies, comprising 8 Municipal Corporations, 42 Municipal councils and 42 Nagar Panchayats. Out of 8 municipal corporations, 5 civic bodies were held by the BJP.
Meanwhile, the political parties have intensified their preparations for civic polls, preparing the stage for a thrilling contest. The local body polls will be completed before the National Games in the state, starting from January 28 to February 1.