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Polling for the elections to the 103 Municipal bodies, including 8 Municipal Corporations, successful Punjab got nether mode connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026), an workout being keenly watched by governmental observers up of the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls Voting done ballot papers began astatine 8 a.m. and it volition proceed till 5 p.m.
Counting of votes volition instrumentality spot connected May 29.
Polling is taking spot successful 1,896 wards of the Municipal bodies which see 8 Municipal Corporations of Mohali, Bathinda, Abohar, Barnala, Kapurthala, Moga, Batala, and Pathankot, 75 Municipal Councils and 20 Nagar Panchayats, officials said.
A full of 7,555 candidates are successful the fray for the Civic bodies elections successful the State.
Ruling enactment AAP has fielded maximum fig of candidates astatine 1,801, followed by 1,550 candidates of the Congress, 1,316 nominees of the BJP, 1,251 candidates of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and 96 nominees of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Besides, determination are 1,528 Independent candidates for the Local Body elections.
A full of 1,613 candidates are warring successful 396 wards of 8 Municipal Corporations.
In 75 Municipal Councils, 5,142 candidates are contesting successful 1,282 wards, portion 800 candidates are successful the fray successful 218 wards of 20 Nagar Panchayats.
There are 35,45,567 registered voters for these Municipal bodies, which see 17,11,635 women and 220 others.
A full of 740 polling booths person been declared delicate and 275 hyper-sensitive.
Around 35,000 predetermination unit and 32,000 constabulary unit person been deputed connected predetermination duty.
Voters were seen queued up astatine galore polling booths successful the greeting to workout their franchise.
Punjab BJP moving president Ashwani Sharma formed his ballot astatine a polling booth successful Pathankot portion AAP MLA Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi formed his ballot successful Batala.
Punjab Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora and Harjot Singh Bains urged voters to formed their votes.
The Supreme Court had connected Monday (May 25, 2026) junked a plea challenging the Punjab State Election Commission's determination of holding the polls for municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats done ballot papers.
Officials said elaborate arrangements person been made to guarantee smooth, peaceful and transparent polling. Adequate information unit person besides been deployed astatine polling stations and delicate locations to support instrumentality and bid during the electoral process.
The Punjab authorities has declared a vacation successful the State connected May 26 to facilitate voters to formed their votes. This vacation volition besides use to each Punjab authorities offices, boards, corporations, and acquisition institutions situated successful Chandigarh.
The Local Body elections are being seen arsenic important for each large governmental parties — AAP, BJP, Congress and SAD — arsenic these are taking spot up of the 2027 Punjab assembly polls.
