NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JAN 24
Day after the State Election Commission has announced the schedule for the local body polls in Gujarat, the Congress on Sunday appointed Tamradhawj Sahu as a senior observer to oversee the election campaign and coordination for the upcoming local body polls in Gujarat.
Congratulations to @tamradhwajsahu0 ji who has been appointed as senior AICC Observar to oversee Election Campaign & Coordination of the local body election in @INCGujarat . pic.twitter.com/KHJtBOJtS2
— MLC Dr.Pradnya Rajeev Satav (@SATAVRAJEEV) January 24, 2021
Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat will take place on February 21 and to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats, and 231 taluka panchayats on February 28, the state election commission had said on Saturday.
#મહા_જનસંપર્ક અભિયાન અંતર્ગત શ્રી @SATAVRAJEEV દ્વારા વડોદરા ખાતે જન સંપર્ક… pic.twitter.com/sd8CsuoF2l
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) January 24, 2021
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Tamradhawj Sahu, Chhattisgarh Home Minister, as senior All India Congress Committee (AIIC) observer to “oversee election campaign and coordination of the upcoming local body election in Gujarat with immediate effect”, a party statement said.
He will discharge his duties in consultation and close coordination with AICC In-charge of Gujarat, Rajeev Satav, it said.
Sahu is a senior leader of the Congress and is currently the home minister in the Chhattisgarh government.
Counting of votes for the six municipal corporations will take place on February 23, and for the 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats, and 231 taluka panchayats on March 2.
The six municipal corporations to go to the polls are Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, and Bhavnagar.
These polls were to be held in October-November last year but were pushed back due to the coronavirus outbreak.
