Municipal Elections: Scrutiny of Candidature Applications Completed; Withdrawal Process Begins Today

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(Election) All parties are now gearing up for the upcoming municipal elections. Voting for the municipal elections will take place on January 15, 2026, and the counting of votes will be on January 16, 2026.

The election will be held for 2869 seats. Candidates could file their nomination papers for the municipal elections until December 30. Yesterday, December 31, the scrutiny of candidates' applications was conducted.

Now candidates can withdraw their applications until January 2, 2026. The process of withdrawing nomination papers has started today. It is reported that in many places, the number of applications exceeds the number of seats available.

Summary

• Scrutiny of nomination papers for municipal elections completed

• Process of withdrawing nomination papers started today

• Applications can be withdrawn until January 2