Last Date to File Nominations for Election of Council of MCC Declared: Are the Candidates Finalized?

October 24: Election commission has declared that Mangalore City Corporation council polls will be held on November 12 and the counting of votes will be held on November 14.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, who is also district returning officer said that the deadline to accept nominations was fixed as October 31. The nominations will be scrutinised on November 2 and the last date to withdraw nominations will be November 4. The expenditure limit for the candidate was fixed at Rs three lakh.
Nearly 12 returning officers have been appointed to receive the nominations. Ravichandra Nayak (Ward 1 to 5), Venkatest G (Ward 6 to 10), Yogish S B (Ward 11 to 15), Bhanu Prakash (Ward 16 to 20), Gokuldas Nayak (Ward 21 to 25), Sachin Kumar (Ward 26 to 30), Usman A (Ward 31 to 35), Uday Shetty (Ward 36 to 46), Dr M Dase Gowda (Ward 41 to 45), Thippesway (Ward 46 to 50), Appaji Gowda (Ward 51 to 55) and S K Chandrashekar (Ward 56 to 60). Twelve officers are appointed to ensure strict implementation of model code of conduct.
DC Sindhu informed that the district administration had received 601 control units and 601 ballot units for the polling and the mustering, de-mustering and counting will be held at the Rosario Educational Institutions in Pandeshwar. She also mentioned that NOTA option is available in the EVMs. Further, names and photographs of the candidates will also be given in the EVM.
There are 3,87,517 voters in the Mangalore City Corporation jurisdiction. There are 1,99,989 male, 1,87,465 female voters and 63 transgender voters. There are 448 polling booths in the MCC limits.