Election process for urban local bodies to be completed by April 30: Nagaland to Supreme Court

The Nagaland government has told the Supreme Court that the election process for urban local bodies in the state will be completed by April 30. In November, the Nagaland Assembly passed a bill reserving 33 per cent seats in urban local bodies for women. Urban local body elections in the state were last held in 2004. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia took note of an affidavit filed by the Nagaland chief secretary earlier this month that said the rules will be framed within a month before January 8.