Chandigarh, 12 November 2026:
The State Election Commission hereby announces that, in pursuance to the Notification no. 03/01/Elections(S-2)/MEB/2026/176 & 177 dated 23.10.2026, and Notification no. 03/01/Elections(S-2)/MEB/2026/178 dated 02.11.2026, issued by the Department of Local Government, Punjab, the following schedule is being notified for conducting re-election of members for 30 wards of Municipal Corporation, Patiala, 15 wards of Municipal Council Bagha Purana, and 7 wards of Municipal Council Dharamkot, as per details given in Annexure – A.
The Schedule of Election will be as follows:
1st Day of Filing Nominations: Friday, November 13, 2026 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Holidays (No Nominations Will be Received):
Saturday, November 14, 2026 (Bank Holiday)
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Monday, November 16, 2026 (Gazetted Holiday)
2nd Day of Filing Nominations: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
3rd Day of Filing Nominations: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Last Day of Filing Nominations: Thursday, November 19, 2026 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Scrutiny of Nominations: Friday, November 20, 2026 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Withdrawal of Nomination Papers: Saturday, November 21, 2026 (By 3:00 PM)
Date of Poll: Saturday, November 28, 2026 (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Instructions regarding counting of votes will be issued later on.
All nomination forms are to be accompanied by the presecribed affidavit, and in case the candidate is sponsored by a political party, by the authorisation letter of the concerned political party. KYC details of candidates will be uploaded on the District websites. These elections will be conducted by using EVMs.
For these elections 123 polling booths have been established in 30 wards of Municipal Corporation, Patiala, 20 polling booths in 15 wards of Municipal Council, Bagha Purana, and 7 polling booths in 7 wards of Municipal Council, Dharamkot.
The total number of registered voters is 1,76,429 (91,415 male, 84,999 female and 15 others voters) who will participate in the election.
The expenditure limit notified by the Commission for a candidate contesting for the post of Municipal Corporation is Rs. 4,00,000/- and for Municipal Councils Class II is Rs. 2,30,000/-.
A Monitoring Committee has been set up by the Hon’ble High Court to oversee the entire process of conducting the re-election.
The Commission has made all the logistical arrangements to conduct these elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner.
With the announcement of the election schedule, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect in the whole jurisdiction of the said Municipalities where the elections are going to be held. It will remain in force till the completion of the election process.
