Haryana panchayat polls: 38 per cent polling recorded till 1:30 pm

Nearly 38 per voters exercised their franchise till 1:30 pm to elect members of zila parishad and panchayat samitis in nine districts of Haryana in the second phase of the panchayat polls, said officials. Polling is underway for 1,244 panchayat samiti members and 158 zila parishad members in 57 blocks of nine districts –Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, and Sonipat. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, they said. Polling is being held for 1,244 panchayat samiti members and 158 zila parishad members in 57 blocks of Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, and Sonipat.