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Voting for the Haryana local body elections commenced on Sunday, with polling stations witnessing steady voter turnout across various municipal corporations, councils, and committees.

 

Polling began at 8 am and is scheduled to continue until 6 pm.

 

The elections are being conducted for the general election of mayors and members across all wards of seven municipal corporations, presidents and members of four municipal councils, and 21 municipal committees.

 

#WATCH | Haryana: Voting for local body election to take place in the state today. Visuals from a polling station in Rohtak where mock polling is being done; voting to begin at 8 am.

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Additionally, by-elections are underway for three president posts in the Municipal Council Sohna (Gurugram), Municipal Committee Assandh (Karnal), and Municipal Committee Ismailabad (Kurukshetra).

 

The State Election Commission of Haryana has organised voting across key municipal corporations, including Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak, and Yamunanagar.

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However, polling for the Panipat municipal corporation will take place later this month.

 

Several municipal committees are also witnessing electoral contests, including Barara in Ambala, Bawani Khera, Siwani, and Loharu in Bhiwani, Jakhal Mandi in Fatehabad, and Farrukh Nagar in Gurugram.

 

In visuals from the polling booths, voters were seen queuing outside stations, awaiting their turn to cast their votes.

 

The elections are being held amid tight security arrangements, with authorities ensuring a smooth and peaceful voting process.

 

Security measures in place

 

Speaking on the security arrangements, ACP Jhajjar Dinesh Kumar stated, "Our arrangements are good. Police will keep an eye on every voter so that there is no bogus voting. We will keep an eye on the general public so that nothing untoward happens here...We are checking every booth every half hour. Everything is going smoothly. We hope everything will be smooth throughout the day."

 

The State Election Commission has also confirmed that, if required, re-polling will be held on March 4, except for the Panipat municipal corporation, where it is scheduled for March 11.

 

The election results will be declared on March 12.

 

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