Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 27 -
Haryana SEC Dhanpat Singh said voting for the elections to be held in 7 Municipal Corporations, 4 Municipal Councils and 21 Municipalities in the urban local body elections in the state will be held on March 2. Also, voting for by-elections for the post of Mayor in two Municipal Corporations, President in one Municipal Council, President in two Municipalities and Ward Member in the wards of three Municipal Councils will also be held on March 2. Apart from this, the date of voting for the election of Mayor and members of all wards in Municipal Corporation-Panipat will be March 9.
The SEC said for the election of Mayor and ward members in 7 Municipal Corporations (Faridabad, Gurugram, Manesar, Hisar, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak and Yamunanagar), two separate Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be installed at each polling centre.
He said in the by-elections for the post of Mayor in two Municipal Corporations (Ambala and Sonipat), for the
post of President in one Municipal Council (Sohna), for the post of President in 2 Municipalities (Asandh and
Imamabad) and for the post of ward members in the wards of 3 Municipalities,voting will be conducted through only one EVM machine in each polling centre.