Polling underway for assembly elections in Haryana

In Haryana, voting is underway for the single-phase Assembly Elections in 90 constituencies. The polling, which began at 7 in the morning, will conclude at 6 in the evening. Over two crore, three lakh voters will decide the fate of 1,031 candidates. A total of 20,632 polling stations have been set up across the state. Chief Electoral Officer of the state, Pankaj Agarwal, said adequate security arrangements have been made at all polling stations along with webcasting facilities to ensure free, fair, and smooth voting. 

Rohtak, Haryana: Booth number 180 in the Maham Assembly witnessed a heavy turnout today. Voter enthusiasm was high as residents lined up to cast their ballots pic.twitter.com/Ie0FFK9CsV

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The fate of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, besides the JJP's Dushyant Chautala and 1,027 other candidates, will be decided in the polls in which more than two crore people are eligible to vote.The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing a hat-trick of Assembly election wins in the state, while the Congress is hoping to return to power after 10 years.Haryana is witnessing a multi-cornered electoral battle this time.