Kumar Bahukhandi
Raipur: Notification for Raipur City (South) Assembly by-election will be published on October 18. The process of filing nomination will begin with the publication of notification for the by-election. The last date for filing nomination is October 25. After scrutiny of nomination papers on October 28, candidates will be able to withdraw their names till October 30. Voting for the by-election will be held on November 13 and counting of votes will be done on November 23. Chief Election Officer Reena Babasaheb Kangale informed that only three vehicles of the candidate will be able to enter within 100 metre of radius of the nomination centre for nomination
The amount of security deposit for nomination will be ten thousand rupees for unreserved category and five thousand rupees for reserved (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe) category. Only five persons including the candidate will be able to enter the nomination room for nomination. Chief Election Officer Mrs. Kangale told that the alternative facility of online nomination and affidavit has been made available by the Election Commission of India. In this, after making entries in the nomination paper and affidavit and printing them, the candidate will have to personally present the nomination before the Returning Officer. A candidate can submit a maximum of four sets of nomination papers. The candidate will also have to submit his latest photograph along with the nomination paper.
