Nominations to be filed from February 11 to 17
BJP and Congress yet to finalize candidates for seats
Faridabad: The election process for the Faridabad Municipal Corporation has officially begun. The nomination process starts today, February 11, and will continue until February 17.
However, BJP and Congress have yet to announce their candidates for the mayor and councilor positions. It is expected that candidates from local parties or independent candidates will start collecting nomination forms from today.
The municipal elections are scheduled to be held on March 2, while vote counting will take place on March 12. The nomination process for the elections has started today.
In Faridabad, the mayoral position is reserved for a general category woman candidate, and seats for the 46 wards have been categorized accordingly based on general and reserved categories.
Nomination Process & Locations
The nomination forms for the mayoral post can be collected and submitted at Sector-12 Mini Secretariat. The CEO of the District Council and District Election Officer, Satbir Singh, will provide the forms. The last date for submission is February 17.
For the 46 councilor seats, nomination forms will be available at 12 different locations based on ward divisions. The nominations will be accepted at the respective offices of Assistant Election Officers.
Key Election Dates
– Nomination Filing: February 11 – February 17 (11 AM – 3 PM on working days)
– Nomination Scrutiny: February 18
– Withdrawal of Nominations: February 19 (11 AM – 3 PM)
– Election Symbol Allotment: February 19 (Post 3 PM)
– Final List of Candidates & Polling Stations: February 19
– Voting Date: March 2 (8 AM – 6 PM)
– Vote Counting: March 12 (from 8 AM)
Nomination Locations for Councilor Seats
1. Wards 1, 2, 3, 4: Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) Gaurav Antil, NIT-5 Municipal Corporation Headquarters
2. Wards 21, 22, 23, 24: ARO Rajesh Kumar, Old Faridabad Zone Municipal Corporation
3. Wards 5, 6, 7, 8: ARO Hitendra Kumar, NIT Municipal Corporation Office
4. Wards 14, 36, 37, 39: ARO Shikha, Sector 12 Mini Secretariat
5. Wards 25, 26, 27: ARO Karan Singh, Ballabgarh Zone Municipal Corporation
6. Wards 28, 29, 30, 32: ARO Bharat Bhushan, FMDA Office, Sector 12
7. Wards 9, 10, 11, 12: ARO Trilok Chand, NIT Faridabad Office
8. Wards 42, 43, 45, 46: ARO Mayank Bharadwaj, Ballabgarh SDM Office
9. Wards 17, 18, 20: ARO Gori Middha, FMDA Office, Sector 12
10. Wards 38, 40, 41, 44: ARO Naveen Kumar, HUDA Office, Sector 12
11. Wards 31, 33, 34, 35: ARO Sushil Sharma, Room No. 102, Mini Secretariat
12. Wards 13, 15, 16, 19: ARO Devendra, Town & Country Planning Office, Sector 12
Election Booths & Voter Information
For this election, 46 wards have been established. As per the voter list released on January 6, there are 14,70,666 registered voters in these wards.
The election will be conducted across 1,302 polling booths.
