Overview
- The mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor will be chosen by councillors raising their hands, with each choice verified visually and verbally and recorded in the minutes and a Register of Votes.
- Election proceedings will be continuously video recorded and preserved for at least 90 days, with media coverage or a live feed allowed to enhance transparency.
- Councillor Dr Ramneek Singh Bedi has been designated the presiding authority under Section 60(a) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, and Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav is overseeing arrangements as the prescribed authority.
- Nomination filings are open until January 22 between 11 am and 5 pm, and voting is scheduled to start at 11 am on January 29 in the Municipal Corporation assembly hall.
- Both the BJP and the AAP‑Congress alliance currently count 18 votes each including Congress MP Manish Tewari’s ex‑officio vote, after AAP councillors Poonam and Suman Sharma joined the BJP, as opposition leaders criticize the timing as shortening the next mayor’s effective tenure and enabling backroom deals.