New Delhi, Aug 29 (AIR News): The election to the post of Congress President will be held on 17th October this year. The date of counting of votes and declaration of results will be 19th of October. 

The decision was taken during the Congress Working Committee, CWC, the party's highest decision-making body meeting held in New Delhi Saturday. The CWC  approved the schedule for the election of the Party Chief.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Party's Central Election Authority Chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced that the date of notification for the election is 22nd September. 

He said, the candidates can file their nominations between 24th September to 30th of September. The date of scrutiny of the nomination papers will be 1st of October while the last date of withdrawal of nominations is 8th of October. 

He also said, if there is more than one candidate, the election will take place on 17th October, while counting of votes, if necessary, would be on 19th of  October.