- Provision of 5 crores for municipal election expenses
Amravati. The counting of votes for the Metropolitan Municipality elections is likely to be done in the city’s Polytechnic College. A final decision on this will be taken soon. Similarly, a strong room is being built in number 19 school located in Rukmini Nagar. Municipal Commissioner Dr. Praveen Ashtikar has given instructions to make arrangements to keep EVM machines safe in this strong room being built on the ground floor of the school. The administration has completed the tender process of administration including the necessary material for the election. A provision of Rs 5 crore fund has been made by the administration for the municipal elections.
Final Division Composition Announcement Tomorrow
The final division composition for the Metropolitan Municipality elections will be announced by the State Election Commission on Wednesday, March 2. After which division wise division of voter list will be done according to division composition. At present, the division of the voter list is ready according to the composition of the draft division. After the announcement of the division composition on March 2, it will be finalized. After that the process of finalizing the planning of polling stations will be completed.
Ashtikar on the post of administrator for the second time
The term of the present executive of the Metropolitan Municipality is ending on March 8. Due to which the administrator will rule over the Municipal Corporation from March 8 till the elections of the Municipality are over. Municipal Commissioner Praveen Ashtikar will take over the post of administrator of a Municipality for the second time in his tenure so far. Earlier, he had worked as an administrator in Ahmednagar. I have experience working as administrator. There is also good information about the authority of the administrator, the method of work. Commissioner Ashtikar told this on Monday.
Eyes on women’s reservation
The process of division creation of the Metropolitan Municipality is now in the final stage. The term of the current councilors is also going to end. In such a situation, now just waiting for the announcement of women’s reservation. Only after that it will be decided who will be able to fight from which division. The fate of many male candidates depends on the announcement of women’s reservation. Due to which all eyes are fixed on women’s reservation.
Hearing on OBC reservation on Wednesday
On March 2, the final division composition of the Metropolitan Municipality elections will be announced. On the same day, the decision on OBC reservation is also likely to come in the court. If there is no decision regarding OBC reservation, then the candidates of open category will get a chance on the seats of OBC cadre. But before the municipal elections, OBC leaders are expecting a decision in favor of OBC.