LAD initiates process to appoint State Election Commissioner for holding local body polls in Puducherry
The Puducherry Local Administration Department has begun the process of appointing a State Election Commissioner to conduct long-delayed local body elections. The selection will be managed by a committee headed by the Chief Secretary.
Why it matters
Local body elections are fundamental to grassroots democracy, and their absence since 2011 has been a significant point of political contention in the Union Territory.
The Local Administration Department has set in motion the process of appointing the State Election Commissioner (SEC) for holding the long-delayed local body elections in Puducherry.
Subsequent to the floating of an advertisement inviting applications from eligible candidates, the LAD has so far received applications from six persons for the SEC post. The last date fixed by the department to apply for the post is October 17, an LAD official told The Hindu .
After receiving all the applications, a Selection Committee headed by Chief Secretary and comprising a representative from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Panchayati Raj would choose among the applicants the most qualified person for the post, he said.
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