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A total of 22 IAS officers have been deputed as election observers for the December 21 local bodies polls, said the Punjab State Election Commission Wednesday. 

 

A spokesperson of the commission said five IAS officers will oversee elections in the municipal corporations of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Phagwara while the rest will supervise polls in 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.

 

The observers have been directed to reach their allotted districts on December 12 to review all arrangements and necessary activities about the elections, said the spokesperson.

 

He further informed reporters that these observers shall review law and order arrangements.

 

Elections to five municipal corporations - Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Phagwara -  and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab will be held on December 21.