Chief Officers asked not to take policy decisions till election in 51 municipalities

Gandhinagar: Chief Officers in 51 poll-bound municipalities in Gujarat, have been asked to do day-to-day duty of municipality under their purview and not to take policy decisions till the next general elections, schedule of which is yet to be announced. Five-year term of elected bodies in these 51 municipalities has come to end. Due to Covid19 pandemic, the State government has postponed the general elections of these municipal bodies for now, and the elections may take place in the first quarter of calendar year 2021.

51 municipalities where present term is declared over are; Dholka, Viramgam, Nadiad, Kapadvanj, Dhrangadhra, Limbdi, Botad, Patan, Siddhpur, Palanpur, Deesa, Kadi, Unjha, Visnagar, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Kalol, Dahegam, Godhra, Dahod, Dabhoi, Padra, Anand, Borsad, Khambhat, Petlad, Umreth, Vyara, Rajpipla, Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Jambusar, Bardoli, Kadodara, Gandhidham, Bhuj, Anjar, Mandvi, Khambhaliya, Morbi, Wankaner, Gondal, Amreli, Savarkundla, Bagasra, Veraval-Prabhas Patan, Una, Keshod, Mahuva and Palitana.

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