New Delhi: In view of no nominations being filed for the MCD polls on Saturday being a holiday, the Delhi State Election Commission has extended time for filing nominations by three hours on last date April 3.
The nomination papers will be filed by candidates from 11 AM to 6 PM on Monday. The process was scheduled to close at 3 PM earlier.
State Election Commissioner S K Srivastava exercising his powers under DMC Act 1957 directed for extending the hours for filing nomination papers.
The State Election Commission order has directed all the returning officers to issue coupons with seal and signature to arriving at their offices up to 6 PM on April 3 and allow them to present their papers and issue them receipts after accepting it.
The process of filing nominations has been affected for two days due to consecutive holidays including Saturday and Sunday.
Monday is expected to witness a mad rush of candidates to complete lengthy paper work and complete formalities required for filing nominations as offices will open after two days of closure.
Besides BJP and Congress, candidates from BSP, Samajwadi Party, JD(U) and other small parties will also file nominations on the last day. Also, there will likely be a large number of independents filing nominations.
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