The Election Commission has declared polls to Town Panchayats of Bajpe and Kinnigoli successful Dakshina Kannada connected December 21.
The elections volition beryllium held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The counting of votes volition beryllium held connected December 24. Both panchayats are nether the jurisdiction of the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate.
The Bajpe Town Panchayat, which has 19 wards, volition person 19 predetermination booths, portion Kinnigoli Town Panchayat with 18 wards volition person an adjacent fig of booths.
The past day to record nominations is December 9. The nominations volition beryllium scrutinised connected December 10 and the past day for withdrawing nominations is December 12.
If re-polling is required, it volition beryllium held connected December 23.
The codification of behaviour volition beryllium successful unit successful the jurisdiction of the 2 municipality pancyayats till December 24.
Of the 19 seats successful the Bajpe Town Panchayat, 7 seats are reserved for women. In the Kinnigoli panchayat, six of 18 seats are reserved for women.
Meanwhile, the Congress connected Sunday announced its candidates for each the wards of 2 municipality panchayats.
It whitethorn beryllium mentioned present that the Congress won successful the precocious held first-ever elections to the Kadaba Town Panchayat successful Dakshina Kannada. It bagged 8 retired of 13 seats. The BJP won 5 seats.
The elections were held connected August 17 aft Kadaba became a taluk headquarter.

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