Mohali, May 19 -- Out of 1,175 nominations received, a total of 1,061 candidates were found validly nominated following the scrutiny of nomination papers today for the forthcoming municipal elections in Mohali district.

Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Komal Mittal said scrutiny was completed for all civic bodies in the district, significantly narrowing the electoral field ahead of the final withdrawal deadline of nomination on Tuesday between 1am to 3pm.

In Mohali municipal corporation, 165 candidates were found validly nominated out of 166 nominations received for wards 1 to 25, according to returning officer Amrinder Singh Malhi, additional chief administrator (ACA), GMADA. For wards 26 to 50, 146 candidates were cle...