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The counting of votes for the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula, Sonipat and immoderate different civic bodies successful Haryana is underway connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026).
The counting of votes started astatine 8 a.m.
Polling for the predetermination of Mayor and ward councillors successful Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, president and councillors successful the Rewari municipal council, and for presidents and councillors successful the municipal committees of Sampla successful Rohtak district, Dharuhera successful Rewari district, and Uklana successful Hisar territory took spot connected Sunday (May 10).
In addition, bypolls were held for 1 ward each successful the municipal councils and municipal committees of Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajound, Taraori, Kanina and Sadhaura.
Among the candidates successful the fray successful the 3 municipal corporations, for the Mayor's station successful Ambala, the BJP had fielded Akshita Saini against Congress nominee Kulwinder Kaur. Sonia Rani had contested arsenic an Independent candidate.
In Panchkula, BJP's Shyamlal Bansal and Sudha Bhardwaj of the Congress contested for the Mayor's post, on with AAP's Rajesh Kumar, and Manoj Agarwal of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).
For the Mayor's station successful Sonipat, the BJP had fielded Rajiv Jain, portion Kamal Diwan was the Congress nominee.
The polling was held for 20 wards each successful Ambala and Panchkula and 22 wards successful Sonipat.
At present, the sitting Mayors successful 3 MCs of Panchkula, Ambala, and Sonipat are from the BJP.
A spokesperson of the Haryana State Election Commission said directions had been issued to the District Election Officers and Returning Officers to guarantee that the counting process is conducted successful a fair, transparent, peaceful and orderly manner.
The counting of votes began astatine the designated counting centres.
The spokesperson said that extended and robust information arrangements person been made astatine each counting centres. Only authorised persons are allowed introduction astatine the counting venues. CCTV surveillance, barricading, deployment of capable constabulary unit and each basal facilities person been ensured astatine the centres.
