Gangtok, Oct 11 (PTI) Two-tier panchayat elections in Sikkim will take place on November 10, for which the model code conduct came into force from Tuesday, an official said.

State Election Commissioner K C Lepcha said a total of 4.09 lakh voters will exercise their franchise to elect their representatives in 122 zila panchayat and 197 gram panchayat seats spread over six districts - Gangtok, Pakyong, Mangan, Geyzing, Soreng and Namchi.

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Candidates can file their nominations till October 18, while the scrutiny of nomination papers will be held the next day.

They can withdraw their candidature by October 21, he said.

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As many as 1,147 polling booths have been set up at 847 centres across the six districts, Lepcha said.

Counting will take place on November 12, he added.

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