Punjab, Haryana all set for Presidential polls

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Chandigarh, July 18 (UNI) All arrangements have been made in Punjab and Haryana for the Presidential polls scheduled for tomorrow.

In Punjab, 116 of the 117 Members of Legislative Assembly were expected to cast their vote amid tight security. MLA Joginderpal Jain, detained under COFEPOSA, has been granted parole for two days and had got permission to exercise his vote in Parliament at New Delhi.

The voting will begin at 1000 hrs in the morning and conclude at 1700 hrs in the evening, the Vidhan Sabha Secretary Madan Mohan said here today.

In addition, Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha Ambika Soni will also exercise her franchise in the Punjab assembly, he said.

In Haryana 90 MLAs and MP Kuldip Bishnoi were to cast their votes in the committee room of the assembly, Haryana assembly Secretary and electoral officer Sumit Kumar said.

The ballot boxes of both the states will be taken to the Parliament on July 20 amid stringent security cover. The counting of votes was scheduled for July 21.

Mobile and cordless phones and wireless sets were barred from the election venue.

UNI

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