PANAJI
The State Election Commission on Saturday announced the election schedule for two municipal councils -- Sanquelim which falls in the constituency represented by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and that of Ponda.
State Election Commissioner W V Ramanamurthy who announced the poll schedule at a press conference said, the voting for the two councils will take place on May 5 while the counting and declaration of results will be on May 7.
He also said that Covid positive patients will be entitled to cast their vote in last hour of the poll -- from 4 pm to 5 pm -- and that voting will be held through ballot paper.
The term of the existing councils of Ponda and Sanquelim expires on May 20.
Over 16,000 voters are eligible to vote in Ponda while 8,640 are eligible to vote in Sanquelim.
According to SEC, the model code of conduct will come into immediate effect in areas under the jurisdiction of Ponda and Sanquelim civic bodies.
SEC also put the maximum limit of total election expenses by a candidate to Rs 2 lakh.
