Jaipur, Oct 22 (PTI) A total of 2,238 candidates are left in the fray for posts of councillors in six municipal corporations where elections will take place in two phases on October 29 and November 1, a senior official said on Thursday.

State Election Commissioner P S Mehra said 427 candidates withdrew their nomination and leaving a total of 2,238 candidates set to contest in the civic elections.

Also Read | Mumbai Fire: Blaze Erupts at Mall in Nagpada Area; No Injuries Reported.

A total of 560 wards of the six municipal corporations will go to polls in two phases on October 29 and November 1 and counting will be done on November 3.

Voting in Jaipur Heritage, Jodhpur North and Kota North municipal corporations will be held on October 29 while Jaipur Greater, Jodhpur South and Kota South municipal corporations will witness polling on November 1.

Also Read | Gobindpur Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)