The high octane civic body poll was the first ground level electoral battle after the farmers’ agitation began over the centre’s farm laws. The political parties including ruling Congress and former ally of the BJP, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have pegged these civic polls as a ‘referendum’ on the farm laws.
Feb 17, 2021 09:00 (IST)
Counting for municipal corporation of SAS Nagar to take place on 18 February| The commission announced to nullify the earlier polling conducted in these booths and ordered repolling on 17 February from 8 am to 4 pm. The counting for the entire municipal corporation of SAS Nagar will take place on 18 February, the spokesperson said. Repolling was held at three booths of the municipal councils of Patran and Samana in Patiala on Tuesday.
Feb 17, 2021 08:55 (IST)
Punjab Election Commission Orders Repolling| The Punjab election commission on Tuesday ordered re-polling at two booths of the SAS Nagar municipal corporation on 17 February after receiving reports of irregularities during voting on 14 February, when elections were held for over a hundred civic bodies in the state.The order comes on a day repolling was conducted in three booths of the Patran and the Samana municipal councils in Patiala following reports of electronic voting machines being damaged by some miscreants.
Feb 17, 2021 08:42 (IST)
Of the total candidates, 2,832 are independents, 2,037 from the ruling Congress while 1,569 are SAD nominees. The BJP, AAP and BSP fielded 1,003, 1,606 and 160 candidates, respectively.
Feb 17, 2021 08:33 (IST)
Eight Municipal Corporations (Abohar, Batala, Kapurthala, SAS Nagar, Hoshairpur, Pathankot, Moga and Bhatinda) in Punjab went to the polls along with 109 Municipal Councils/Nagar Panchayats on February 14, 2021.
Feb 17, 2021 08:27 (IST)
Result of the SAS Nagar municipal corporation to be announced later
However, the result of the SAS Nagar municipal corporation is likely to be announced later as the Punjab election commission has announced repolling at two booths of the municipal corporation, and counting of votes is scheduled to take place on 18 February.
Feb 17, 2021 08:24 (IST)
Live Updates| Counting of votes begins today
The Punjab State Election Commission (PSEC) will begin counting of votes today on 17 February for 2,302 wards in 117 civic bodies, polling for which was held on 14 February, Sunday.
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