NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 25
AIADMK workers seeking to contest the urban local body elections, expected to be held soon, are invited to receive and submit applications from November 26 to 28, the AIADMK announced here on Thursday.
Applications could be obtained from the respective district party offices and aspirants from here may receive it from the headquarters “Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Maaligai,” a party release said.
The application fee prescribed to contest for the post of Corporation councillor is Rs 5,000. To contest for the position of ward members in municipalities and town panchayats, the fee is Rs 2,500 and Rs 1,500, respectively, a statement issued by party leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami said.
கழக ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் திரு. ஓ. பன்னீர்செல்வம், கழக இணை ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் திரு. எடப்பாடி கே. பழனிசாமி ஆகியோரின் முக்கிய அறிவிப்பு
நகர்ப்புற உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தல் – 2021
கழகத்தின் சார்பில் வேட்பாளர்களாக போட்டியிட அனுமதி கோரும் கழக உடன்பிறப்புகளிடம் இருந்து விருப்ப மனுக்களை பெறுதல். pic.twitter.com/CCdXvLB37K
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The applications could be received and submitted between 10 am and 5 pm from November 26 to 28, the party said.
Polls to urban civic bodies including the Greater Chennai Corporation here besides other corporations, municipalities and town panchayats are expected to be held soon.
For the ruling DMK, it was a huge win in the rural civic polls held last month in nine reorganised districts besides bypolls in local bodies in some other regions as well.
AIADMK to hold Executive Committee meeting on Dec 1
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The opposition AIADMK will hold a meeting of one of its key decision-making bodies, the Executive Committee, on December 1 here, the party said on Wednesday.
The meeting will be held under the leadership of Coordinator O Panneerselvam and Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami at the AIADMK headquarters here, a party release said.
The General Council is the other decision-making body
Meanwhile, a meeting of the party”s District Secretaries under the two top leaders was held here on Wednesday. The meeting, which was also attended by party MPs and MLAs, discussed its strategy to win the ensuing urban civic body polls, senior leader D Jayakumar later told reporters.
He also refuted reports that there were heated arguments between some members and insisted only “constructive discussions” took place, where opinions were shared.
