Polling begins in Punjab
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 am ICT by IANSChandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Voting started across 19,841 polling stations in Punjab’s 117 assembly seats at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.
Despite the winter chill, some polling booths, especially in rural areas, saw people lined up for voting before the booths were officially opened at 8 a.m.
Over 73,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure smooth and peaceful polling.
The fate of 1,078 candidates, including 417 independents and 93 women, will be decided by the over 1.76 crore eligible voters.
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