Punjab Urban Local Bodies Elections: Polling Today for 103 Bodies
Quick Look
- Polling for elections to 103 urban local bodies in Punjab, including 8 municipal corporations, will be held today with 7,555 candidates contesting across 1,896 wards.
- Over 35 lakh voters are eligible to cast their ballots, with counting on May 29.
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Why It Matters
Elections are being held for 103 urban local bodies in Punjab, comprising eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils, and 20 nagar panchayats. Polling is scheduled for Tuesday, with results to be declared on May 29.
Polling for elections to 103 urban local bodies in Punjab, including eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 20 nagar panchayats, will be held on Tuesday.
A total of 7,555 candidates are contesting across 1,896 wards. Of them, 1,613 candidates are in the fray for 396 wards in eight municipal corporations — Abohar, Batala, Barnala, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Mohali, Moga and Pathankot.
In 75 municipal councils, 5,142 candidates are contesting in 1,282 wards, while 800 candidates are in the fray in 218 wards of 20 nagar panchayats.
Authorities have deployed around 32,000 police personnel and 35,000 election staff for the polls. A total of 740 polling booths have been declared sensitive and 274 hypersensitive.
The electorate across the 103 urban bodies stands at 35.45 lakh, including 18.33 lakh male voters, 17.11 lakh female voters and 220 others.
The counting of votes will take place on May 29.
Officials said elections to four municipal councils — Dinanagar, Gurdaspur, Qadian and Sham Chaurasi — would be held separately at a later stage.
Open Questions
- What are the key issues driving this election?
- Which political parties are the main contenders?
- What are the expected outcomes or trends?
- What are the specific security measures in place for sensitive and hypersensitive polling booths?
