Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered that Chandigarh Mayor Election will be held on January 30 at 10 am. High Court ordered that Councilors will come to vote without any security at 10 am.
Further, during voting, there will be no supporters of any party there. Chandigarh Police will ensure the safety arrangements during day of election.
Mayoral elections in Chandigarh were supposed to take place on January 18 but were called off all of a sudden following ill health of the Anil Masih, presiding authority for the elections.
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party approached High Court in the matter and today new date was announced by the HC.
Earlier Chandigarh administration proposed date of February 6 for the elections. Today, HC rejected this plea and ordered that election should take place on January 30.
If we look at the numbers, then currently out of 35, BJP has 14 councillors whereas on second spot there is AAP with 13. Congress party has seven councillors while SAD has one member.