GUWAHATI: The Assam State Election Commission on Wednesday, September 2, announced the schedule for the election to the 42 wards of the Silchar Municipal Corporation. Polling will be held on October 3, from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
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According to the election schedule announced by the Commission, the last date for filing nominations is September 11, while scrutiny of nominations and publication of the list of validly nominated candidates will take place on September 14.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature is September 17, on which the final list of contesting candidates will also be published.
If required, fresh polling will be held on October 5 from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Counting of votes will take place on October 6 from 8:00 AM and will continue till completion of the counting process.
A total of 2,70,772 voters will be eligible to cast their votes in the election.
Of them, 1,29,877 are male voters, 1,40,884 are female voters and 11 belong to the third gender.
The election will be conducted across 42 wards and 316 polling stations.
As per the reservation arrangement, Ward Nos. 5, 12, 18 and 19 have been reserved for Scheduled Caste, while Ward Nos. 3, 4 and 10 have been reserved for Scheduled Caste (Women).
Ward Nos. 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 41 have been reserved for women. The remaining Ward Nos. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 26, 27, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 42 are open wards.
The Commission has fixed the maximum ceiling of election expenditure at ₹3 lakh for each candidate.
In the case of star campaigners, recognised national political parties will be permitted to nominate a maximum of 20 star campaigners, while recognised state political parties will be permitted to nominate a maximum of 10 star campaigners. It to be mentioned that the Photo Electoral Rolls have been published on July 15, 2026.
The Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect in the areas covered by the Silchar Municipal Corporation.
The Commission has also directed that the use of loudspeakers, whether static or mounted on moving vehicles, will not be permitted between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am.
The silence period for the election will commence at 4:30 pm on October 1, 2026, and will continue until 4:30 pm on October 3, 2026.
The Assam State Election Commission has appealed to all political parties, candidates, election officials and voters to extend their cooperation for the smooth, peaceful, free and fair conduct of the Silchar Municipal Corporation Election, 2026.