Voter turnout in Haryana’s local body elections showed mixed trends till 11 am. Sonepat and Panchkula reported 10.1 per cent and 10.6 per cent respectively, while 22,037 voters had exercised their franchise in Panchkula and 20,534 in Sonepat so far. Ambala recorded 12 per cent voter turnout. Rewari recorded 12.1 per cent.
Polling for the Haryana local body elections began at 8 am on Sunday.
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Rewari voter turnout reaches 12.1 per cent till 11 am
May 10, 2026 11:34 am
Rewari records 12.1 per cent voter turnout till 11 am.
Sonepat leads voter turnout till 11 am
May 10, 2026 11:29 am
Sonepat has recorded the highest voter turnout so far, followed by Ambala, Panchkula and Rewari. In Sonepat, the voter turnout stood at 10.1 per cent till 11 am.
Ambala voter turnout reaches 12 per cent till 11 am
May 10, 2026 11:26 am
Ambala records 12 per cent voter turnout till 11 am.
3-way contest for mayoral post in Ambala civic body elections
May 10, 2026 11:18 am
As many as 65 candidates are in the fray for the 20 ward member seats. For the mayoral post, three candidates are contesting – BJP’s Akshita Saini, Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur, and Independent candidate Sonia Rani.
1.98 lakh voters eligible across 191 polling booths in Ambala City
May 10, 2026 11:15 am
The district administration has established 191 booths across the 20 wards. More than 1.98 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the civic body elections.
Panchkula voter turnout reaches 10.6 per cent till 11 am
May 10, 2026 11:08 am
Panchkula records 10.6 per cent voter turnout till 11 am; 22,037 voters exercise their franchise so far.
Sonepat voter turnout reaches 6.9 per cent till 11 am
May 10, 2026 11:04 am
Sonepat records 6.9 per cent voter turnout till 11 am; 20,534 voters exercise their franchise so far.
Panchkula leads 6 districts in voter turnout with 14,050 votes cast so far
May 10, 2026 10:55 am
Panchkula has recorded the highest voter turnout so far among the six districts, with 14,050 votes cast.
Police deployed outside a polling station during voting in Panipat
May 10, 2026 10:54 am
Polling under way for Ambala MC elections
May 10, 2026 10:43 am
Panchkula voter turnout reaches 6.8 per cent till 10:30 am
May 10, 2026 10:40 am
Polling in the Panchkula MC elections recorded a voter turnout of 6.8 per cent till 10:30 am on Sunday.
Panchkula voter turnout reaches 4 per cent till 10 am
May 10, 2026 10:25 am
A total of 10,114 voters have exercised their franchise in the Panchkula MC elections till 10 am on Sunday.
Separate EVMs installed for mayoral, councillor elections
May 10, 2026 10:02 am
Two separate electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been installed at all polling centres – one for the mayoral candidates and the other for councillor candidates.
BJP, Congress seen in direct contest; Independents hopeful in pockets
May 10, 2026 10:02 am
Most residents waiting in queues said the main competition appeared to be between the two main national parties, though Independent candidates were also expected to perform strongly in some pockets.
Cleanliness, roads, civic amenities emerge as key voter concerns
May 10, 2026 10:02 am
At Ward Number 2, senior citizen Santosh Chaudhary said, “MC polls are equally important as Assembly or Lok Sabha polls as we get to elect candidates whom we approach on a daily basis for better civic amenities. Cleanliness, pothole-free roads and garbage disposal are key issues for me while casting my vote.”
