Arunachal to hold panchayat, municipal polls in December

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh State Election Commission has announced that polls to panchayati raj institutions and municipal bodies in Itanagar and Pasighat will be held in Dec.However, the commission did not notify the schedule of the election process.In the notification, the commission directed district officials to prepare for the election process and reserve seats for women in zilla parishads, gram panchayats and municipal bodies.It also instructed all districts and Itanagar district administration to issue notifications according to law by Oct 30.Earlier, the commission had directed district officials to identify the total number of seats in zilla parishad and gram panchayats.Meanwhile, the process to determine constituencies reserved for women candidates in the panchayat and municipal elections have already begun. The process will be carried out in the districts and in Itanagar and Pasighat through an open and transparent draw of lots next week.