This Article is From Oct 15, 2014

Haryana Assembly Election: Polling Begins

Haryana Assembly Election: Polling Begins

Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State, Road Transport casting his vote in Faridabad

Chandigarh: Polling for 90 assembly seats in Haryana began at 7 am on Wednesday morning.

Voters were seen queued up at some polling stations even before the official starting time.

Over 1.63 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.

Polling will be held at 16,357 polling centres between 7 am and 6 pm

There are 1,351 candidates in the fray, including a record 109 women. Most seats are witnessing multi-cornered contests this time.

The main contest is between the ruling Congress, the main opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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