Issuing of nominations to contest in the elections to be held for the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC), one of the powerful bodies of Tamil cinema industry, has started today.

In an official notification on Sunday, election officer and veteran producer Ibrahim Rowthar said that those willing to contest in the elections could receive applications at the Council's office on Monday and Tuesday (September 19 and September 20).

He said that duly filled application forms could be submitted at the TFPC from September 23 till September 27. "Applications will be received till 6 pm of September 27," he said.

"Those who would like to withdraw their nominations can do so from September 28 to 4 pm of September 30. The final list of contestants will be released at 6 pm on September 30 and the polling will take place from 9 am to 4.30 pm on October 9," he concluded.