<p>Following the death of Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar, the BBMP will now begin the procedure to elect a candidate for the post.</p>.<p>Regional Commissioner Shivayogi Kalasad said: "Whenever a vacancy of a post is created, sometimes due to a sudden death like this, the BBMP commissioner will bring this to our notice to initiate further proceedings."</p>.<p>He also said that a notification will be issued to conduct the polls for the post again, and in the meantime, parties will decide upon the candidate.</p>.<p>"The polls will be held following the calendar of events," he added.</p>.<p>The state election commission will also hold bypolls for the Kaveripura ward as Ramila was the councillor. Kalasad said this might take some more time as a period of six months is given to hold bypolls in such circumstances.</p>
<p>Following the death of Deputy Mayor Ramila Umashankar, the BBMP will now begin the procedure to elect a candidate for the post.</p>.<p>Regional Commissioner Shivayogi Kalasad said: "Whenever a vacancy of a post is created, sometimes due to a sudden death like this, the BBMP commissioner will bring this to our notice to initiate further proceedings."</p>.<p>He also said that a notification will be issued to conduct the polls for the post again, and in the meantime, parties will decide upon the candidate.</p>.<p>"The polls will be held following the calendar of events," he added.</p>.<p>The state election commission will also hold bypolls for the Kaveripura ward as Ramila was the councillor. Kalasad said this might take some more time as a period of six months is given to hold bypolls in such circumstances.</p>