154 nominations for 34 wards of Shimla Municipal Corporation

As many as 154 candidates have filed nomination for 34 ward of Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) which go to polls on June 16.
Thirty-eight candidates had filed their nominations during the first two days while 116 entered the fray on the last day of filing nominations today.
Scrutiny of papers would take place tomorrow while the last date of withdrawal is June 8.
Seventeen wards have been reserved for women including three for schedule caste women while three wards are reserved for schedule caste men and the post of Mayor is reserved for Schedule Caste women.
Former mayor of SMC Jaini Prem is among the candidates while over two dozen sitting and former councilors have also filed nominations.

The BJP has declared its list of official backed candidates while the Congress has decided not to back any candidate officially.
The elections are not being held on party symbols and the returning officer would allow symbols on his own after withdrawal on June 8. The polling would be held on June 16 while the counting of votes would be taken up on June 17.
The model code of conduct has come in force in the SMC area while carrying of arms or any other instrument which can be used as weapon has been banned in till the election process is over.