India, Nov. 26 -- Election officers from several municipal councils have urged the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to defer the recruitment examination for deputy and junior engineers scheduled on December 1. The civic body is conducting the exam to fill 169 posts.

Many staff members from smaller municipal councils have applied for these positions. However, with polling for municipal councils and nagar panchayats set for December 2, officials say they cannot grant leave to employees a day before election duty.

Varangaon Municipal Council's election officer, Anil Pure, has written to the municipal commissioner seeking postponement. "Some of our staff have applied for the PMC deputy engineer post, but we cannot spare them on the day befo...