Voting has started at 7 am for the Municipal Corporation in Punjab along with 44 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats of the state. At present, there is a triangular contest in Jalandhar. The contest is between Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and BJP. 5.5% voting in Jalandhar till 9 am. At the same time, before voting in Ajnala, Amritsar, miscreants opened fire on a youth riding a Thar. Elections are going on in one ward here.
The person was taken out by the police using force
The fate of 380 candidates will be decided at 677 booths of 378 polling stations for the Municipal Corporation elections. In the election field, 85 candidates of Aam Aadmi Party, 84 of Congress, 83 of BJP, 31 of Akali Dal and 17 of BSP are in the fray. Independents and rebels of many major parties are also standing in the fray. At the same time, there was a ruckus in Ward No. 26 of Pratap Bagh, when a person was taken out by the police using mild force during voting at the polling station.
A total of 683367 lakh voters will vote in the municipal corporation elections
A total of 683367 lakh voters will vote in the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation elections. Which includes a total of 354159 men, 329188 women. This voting will take place in 85 wards. While 24504 will exercise their right to vote for Municipal Council Bhogpur, Goraya and Phillaur and 21787 will exercise their right to vote for Nagar Panchayat Bilga, Shahkot and Mehatpur.
MLA Pappi casts his vote with his wife
Voting for the Municipal Corporation elections in Ludhiana is going on since 7 am. A total of 1227 polling stations have been set up by the district administration for the Municipal Corporation elections. Voting will continue till 4 pm. It is expected that the results will start coming after 5 pm. MLA Ashok Pappi has arrived to cast his vote with his wife. 5.4% voting has taken place in Ludhiana till 9 am.