Auckland Council says 20 nominations have been received for the new election of the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board. The new election is being held due to Manukau District Court Judge Richard McIlraith voiding the election of the Papatoetoe subdivision in last year’s local elections. Voting papers will be sent to enrolled electors in the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board from March 9, with voting open for one month. In November last year, Counties Manukau Police revealed an investigation was under way following a fraud complaint in relation to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board election. The candidates in the new election for the Papatoetoe subdivision election are:Candidate Name AffiliationBHALLA, Kunal Papatoetoe Otara Action TeamCHOUDHARY, Ashraf LabourDEO, Harold Hirdeshwar –DHALIWAL, Avinash Kaur LabourDONS, Peter Independently PapatoetoeHAUSIA, Vi LabourKA, Tuafuti IndependentKUMAR, Namrata Nandika –LATHAM, Chris C&R – Communities and ResidentsLIM, Albert Independently PapatoetoeLOAU, John –MOKARAKA, Karl IndependentNAIR, Kushma Papatoetoe Otara Action TeamNELSON, Swanie IndependentPEACE, Taitosaua Bill IndependentSAINI, Sandeep Papatoetoe Otara Action TeamSINGH, Jeet Papatoetoe Otara Action TeamSINGH, RAJ LabourWEAKLEY, Alison Independently PapatoetoeWEBB, Chris Independently PapatoetoeREAD MORE:Court voids Auckland local board election result – TimesNominations open for voided Auckland local board election – Times