Scrutiny of nominations over, election scene hotting up
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With the completion of scrutiny of nomination papers, the electoral scene is hotting up for the December 8 native physique polls within the district.
After the scrutiny, all 244 nominations acquired for the Alappuzha district panchayat have been accepted. Returning officers accepted 1,585 nominations for six municipalities within the district whereas rejecting 109. Of the 971 nomination papers acquired for block panchayats, 941 have been accepted. As many as 8,280 nominations have been accepted for grama panchayats whereas 181 have been rejected.
The final day for withdrawal of nominations is November 23.
A majority of the candidates have began to marketing campaign in full pressure by visiting homes and thru the digital media. Meanwhile, rebels are giving sleepless nights to political fronts in a number of seats within the district. With two extra days to go for the withdrawal of nominations, political events are attempting to persuade rebels to withdraw their nominations.
A quantity of district leaders of the Congress testing optimistic for SARS-CoV-2 in current days have put the celebration in a troublesome scenario.
With electioneering gaining momentum, District Collector A. Alexander, who can also be the District Election Officer, has urged the political events and candidates to observe the COVID-19 protocols. He referred to as them to strictly observe the instructions issued by the Health Department.
Mr. Alexander additionally visited counting centres at Mavelikara, Bharanikavu, and Chengannur forward of the polls.
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