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Conduct polls to elect Manesar dy mayors in 3 weeks, HC tells Haryana govt

Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Haryana govt to conduct the elections for the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor of Municipal Corporation of Manesar (MCM) fairly and within a specified timeframe, "preferably within a three-week period". The division bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Alok Jain on Tuesday, while disposing of a petition, asked MCM to consider the representation (dated June 2) of the petitioner — filed by an RTI activist — and pass an appropriately reasoned order within three weeks from the date of receiving the order. This directive is to be fulfilled in accordance with the law, it said. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon The inaugural meeting of the MCM House was held on June 10. However, the elections of the senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor did not take place at the meeting. Polls to elect the first MCM house were held on March 2 and the results of the MCM polls, besides MCG and other municipal corporations of the state, were announced on March 12. Among the 10 municipal corporations in Haryana that conducted polls in March this year, Manesar was the sole corporation where the BJP's performance was subpar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Luxury Apartments With Sundecks In Dombivli Lodha Opulis Learn More Undo In the results declared on March 12, 13 out of 20 Independent councillors emerged victorious, while BJP secured seven seats in the MCM elections. However, in June this year, seven councillors joined the BJP, which granted the party a clear majority, now holding 14 out of 20 seats in MCM house. According to the Haryana Municipal Corporation Election rules, 1994, the commissioner shall, within a period of sixty days of the notification of the names of the members elected to the corporation, convene a meeting of the corporation at forty-eight hours' notice to be delivered at the ordinary place of residence of members. The notice shall clearly state that the election of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor shall be held in this meeting to be presided over by the mayor in the presence of the commissioner.