Punjab civic polls: 31.6% turnout till noon, Cong candidate hurt

Voting through ballot papers started at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm. Vote counting is scheduled for May 29. Polls are being conducted across 1,896 wards in eight municipal corporations, including Mohali, Bathinda, Abohar, Barnala, Kapurthala, Moga, Batala and Pathankot, along with 75 municipal councils and 20 Nagar Panchayats.