The election commission published a shorter calendar for the spring civic poll, with nominations open for five days and a tighter gap between the last rally and polling. Officials said the aim is to reduce the long stretch in which cash and liquor seizures usually spike.
Returning officers will sit in the same school halls used last time. The commission has added a morning-only window for voters over seventy and for people with a disability certificate, after queues at those booths drew complaints in the previous round.
What happens next
Party offices spent the afternoon checking whether the shorter nomination window gives independents enough time to gather proposers. A candidate needs ten registered voters from the same ward, and several first-time hopefuls said they had planned for a ten-day filing period.
The model code comes into force at midnight. Street furniture that carries a party colour is supposed to come down within forty-eight hours, though the commission acknowledged that enforcement is uneven on inner lanes.
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