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2,03,54,350 voters set to cast ballots on October 5: Chief Election Officer Pankaj Agarwal

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal said that 2,03,54,350 voters in the state will be able to exercise their franchise in the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections, scheduled for October 5 from 7 am to 6 pm.
A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 assembly constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting.
Agarwal further informed that out of 2,03,54,350 voters, 1,07,75,957 are men, 95,77,926 are women, and 467 are third gender. There are 5,24,514 young voters aged 18 to 19, and 1,49,142 voters with disabilities, out of which 93,545 are male, 55,591 are female, and 6 are third gender.
He further said that there are 2,31,093 voters above the age of 85 years, comprising 89,940 males and 1,41,153 females. Additionally, there are 8,821 voters aged over 100, including 3,283 males and 5,538 females. The total number of service voters are 1,09,217, with 1,04,426 males and 4,791 females.
The Chief Electoral Officer further informed that a total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in the general election, including 930 males and 101 females. Among these candidates, 464 are independent candidates.
The high-stakes campaigning for the single phase of polling in the Haryana Assembly elections concluded on Thursday evening, with voting set to take place for 90 constituencies.
As the campaigning for the Haryana polls ended, the BJP hopes to retain power for a third consecutive term while the Congress eyes a comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
The key contesting parties in Haryana include BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as well as the pre-poll alliance between Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP)-Azad Samaj Party (ASP).
The results for the Haryana Assembly elections will be declared along with those of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8.

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