Punjab Municipal Corporation elections: Voting for polls underway
The Hindu
Punjab municipal elections underway with tight security, 3,300 candidates, and 37.32 lakh eligible voters; AAP faces litmus test.
“Polling for election to five Municipal Corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats are underway in Punjab,” officials said on Saturday (December 21, 2024).
“The polling began at 7 a.m. amid tight security arrangements and will continue till 4 p.m.,” they added.
“The votes will be counted at the polling stations itself after the completion of the polling,” the officials said.
The five Municipal Corporations where the elections are being held are Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Phagwara.
“More than 3,300 candidates are in the fray for the civic polls,” the officials said, adding that a total of 3,809 polling booths have been set up.
A total of 37.32 lakh voters, including 17.75 lakh females, are eligible to cast their votes in these elections.
Electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being used for the polling. “Adequate security arrangements have been made,” the officials said.
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