Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh on Friday said that in the second phase, elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions will be held in nine districts including Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa and Sonipat districts. In these districts, voting for members of Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti will be held on November 9, and on November 12 polls for the posts of Sarpanch and Panch will be held.
Addressing the media persons in Panchkula, Singh said that with the election announcement, the model code of conduct has come into force in the rural areas of the above nine districts with immediate effect. The code of conduct will not be implemented in the remaining 4 districts. He said that the voting of Sarpanch, members of Panchayat Samiti, and Zilla Parishad would be done through EVM. The polling for the Panches will be done through ballot paper.
To ensure the smooth completion of the election process, about 36,000 employees and officers have been deputed.
The results of the Sarpanch and Panch will be declared after the election on the same day, while the results of Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members will be declared after the completion of all three phases.