Summary:
Mumbai, Dec 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Tuesday said elections to ZPs and panchayat samitis on all seats except for those reserved for OBCs will be held as per the schedule on December 21, a day after the Supreme Court stayed the local body elections on seats where there is the reservation of up to 27 per cent for the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
“The Supreme Court stayed polls on seats reserved for OBCs.
We will take action regarding the un-polled seats as per the next orders of the apex court,” Maharashtra State Election Commissioner UPS Madan said.
The local body polls in Maharashtra are scheduled to be held on December 21 this year.
Over 400 seats reserved for OBCs out of the total 1,200 seats will now have to wait for the next orders of the apex court.
The election schedule was announced as per the directives of the Bombay High Court, Madan said.