Maharashtra: 437 people to vote for Dhule-Nandurbar MLC poll

NASHIK: A total of 437 voters, including Members of of Legislative Assembly along with elected representatives of local self governing bodies in Dhule and Nandurbar district of the Nashik division, will cast their vote in the by-election of the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Dhule-Nandurbar Local Authorities constituency on December 1.
The returning officer for the MLC election and the district collector of Dhule Sanjay Yadav said, “The election has been announced by Election Commission of India (ECI) and will be conducted through ballot paper with the voters having to give their preferences.The election has been scheduled on December 1 and the counting will be held on December 3,” Yadav said.
The by-election was necessitated after sitting MLC Amrishbhai Patel had resigned on October 1 and switched over to BJP just before the assembly elections.
Yadav also pointed out that the process of filing the nominations and the final date of withdrawal were already completed and that the elections were to be held on March 30, but were deferred owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The same will now be conducted on December 1,” Yadav said.
There are two candidates in fray — Amrishbhai Patel from BJP and Abhijeet Patil from Congress. It is a straight fight between the two contestants,” deputy district election officer Pradeep Bhamare said.
The 437 electors include MLAs, along with corporators of the Dhule Municipal Corporation, elected members of Dhule and Nandurbar zilla parishad, members of two municipal councils and municipalities and the chairpersons of various panchayat samitis from both districts.