Polling started on Saturday morning with tight security for 90 Assembly seats in Haryana.
The first two hours saw a 9.53% voter turnout. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker were among the early voters.
The key contenders include CM Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, and JJP's Dushyant Chautala.
A total of 1,027 candidates are vying for election. The Congress aims to regain power from the BJP after a decade.
The voting started at 7 am and will end at 6 pm, with vote counting scheduled for October 8.
According to the Election Commission data, an overall poll percentage of 9.53 per cent was recorded till 9 am.
In Jind, the poll percentage was recorded at 12.71 per cent, 11.10 in Karnal, 10.76 per cent in Rohtak, while in Gurgaon and Panchkula, it was 6.10 per cent and 4.08 per cent.
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