Mayoral Polls to Be Held in Jan, Will Notify Date Soon: DC Yadav

Clearing the air regarding the conduction of municipal corporation polls, deputy commissioner (DC) Nishant Yadav on Thursday said that the elections will be held in January as per rule.

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH:

"After MC wrote to fix a date for mayor elections, legal opinion was sought to confirm the Supreme Court's order on Dhalor. After receiving the opinion, it was confirmed that the SC had not described the schedule for the next mayoral elections, confirming that the mayoral elections will be held in January as per the MC Act. MC Act mentions that the corporation shall, at its first meeting each year, elect one of its elected members to be the chairperson to be known as the mayor and the other two such members to be the senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor of the corporation," said Yadav, adding that he will soon notify a date for the polls.

This comes after a delegation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Chandigarh, on Thursday, met Yadav regarding the election of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor and requested the DC to hold mayoral polls on February 19, 2025, after the present mayor completes the term of one year.

The delegation comprised former DSP and AAP president Vijay Pal, mayor Kuldeep Kumar and senior AAP leader Dr Harmeet Singh.