Local bodies elections in Gujarat deferred in view of COVID-19 pandemic

Gandhinagar: Elections for local bodies of self governance including 6 Municipal Corporations, 55 Municipalities, 31 District Panchayats and 231 Taluka Panchayats were to be held in the month of November this year as their existing 5-year term would end by then. However, in view of the scale of such elections and prevailing pandemic of COVID-19, the State Election Commission has decided to delay the elections by three months. Even after three months, the State Election Commission will review the situation and take a decision on whether to hold local elections or further delay them. Notification in this regard has been published by the State Election Commission and has been embedded below.

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