By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JUNE 4
Haryana State Election Commission today
declared the results of first general elections to seven newly created
Municipal Corporations namely Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat,
Rohtak and Hisar for which polling was held on June 2.
The State Election Commissioner Mr. Dharam Vir, who was addressing
a press conference here today, said that polling was held for 144 wards in
seven Municipal Corporations where 1,686 candidates were in fray. The poll
percentage was 68.8 and in all 10,75,885 electorates had cast their votes
in these elections.
He said that out of 144 wards, the independent candidates won in 103
wards. The candidates of the BJP won in 25 wards
whereas those of the INLD won in 16 wards. He said that in Ambala,
BJP has won four and independent candidates have won 14 seats. Similarly, in
Hisar, INLD has won four and independent candidates have won 16 seats. In
Karnal, BJP has won three, INLD two and independent candidates have won 15
seats. In Panchkula, each of the INLD and BJP has won three seats
and 14 seats have been bagged by independent candidates. In Panipat, BJP won
six, INLD two and 16 seats were won by the independents. In Rohtak, BJP has won
two, INLD one and independent candidates have won 17 seats whereas in
Yamunanagar BJP has won seven, INLD four and independent candidates bagged nine
seats.
Mr. Dharam Vir said that election process has been completed in a transparent
and peaceful manner. He said that suggestions were also
invited from political parties after declaration of election
notification. Some of these suggestions were commendable and one of these was
to fix time of polling from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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