Bhopal: The campaigning for election for 37 urban bodies of scheduled areas and by-election of 4 presidents in urban bodies and to recall presidents from 3 urban bodies came to an end on August 9 at 5 pm. With this, campaigning for general election of 5631 panchs, 74 sarpanchs, 14 janpad panchayats’ members, by-election of 3 district panchayat members and general election of 356 panchs and 23 sarpanchs also came to an end. Voting will be held on August 11. Counting will be held on August 16 from 9 am.
Election will be conducted in 14 Nagar Palika Parishads and 23 Nagar Parishads. By- election for presidents will be held in 2 Nagar Palika Parishads and 2 Nagar Parishads and to recall presidents, election will be conducted in 2 Nagar Palika Parishads and one Nagar Parishad.
Election will be held in urban bodies of scheduled areas i.e.Nagar Parishad Chhanera- Khandwa district, Nagar Parishad Sailana-district Ratlam, Nagarpalika Parishad Sarni, Nagar Parsihad Athner and Chicholi- district Betul, Nagar Palika Parishad Jhabua, Nagar Parishad Ranapur, Thandla, Petlawad-district Jhabua, Nagar Palika Parishad Alirajpur, Nagar Parishad Bhabhra, Jobat-district Alirajpur, Nagar Parishad Bhikangaon, Maheshwar, Mandaleshwar district Khargone, Nagar Palika Parishad Nepanagar- district Burhanpur, Nagar Palika Parishad Juunardeo, Damua, Pandurna, Sonsar, Nagar Parishad Harrai, Mohgaon district Chhindwara, Nagar Pailka Parishad Lakhnadon- district Seoni, Nagar Palika Parishad Mandla, Nainpur, Nagar Parishad Niwas, Bamhani Banjar, Bichhiya-district Mandla, Nagar Parishad Dindori, Shahpura-district Dindori, Nagar Parishad Baihar-district Balaghat, Nagar Palika Parishad Shahdol, Nagar Parishad Jaisingh Nagar, Budhar-district Shahdol, Nagar Palika Parishad Kotma, Bijuri-district Anuppur, and Nagar Palika Parishad Pali of district Umaria.
By-election for President Posts will be held in Nagar Palika Parishad Sanawad-district Khargone, Nagar Palika Parishad Dabra district Gwalior, Nagar Parishad Jaitwara-district Satna, and Nagr Parishad Kailaras district Morena. Election to recall presidents will be conducted at Nagar Palika Parishad Gadarwada-district Narsinghpur, Nagar Palika Parishad Sabalgarh district Morena and Nagar Palika Parishad Shamsabad of district Vidisha.