Notification for Hry polls to be issued on Sep 27: Chief Electoral Officer

Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal on Saturday said notification for the Assembly election will be issued on September 27 and the last date for filing of nomination papers will be October 4.

The Assembly election in Haryana will be held on October 21 and the counting of votes will take place on October 21.

Agarwal said scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on October 5 and the candidates can withdraw their nominations by October 7.

After the second revision of electoral list on August 27, 1.83 crore people, including 1.07 lakh service voters, can exercise their franchise in the Assembly election, Agarwal said, adding the process for updating the electoral roll is in progress and the number of voters is expected to increase.

With the announcement of election dates by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect and all necessary arrangements have been made for free, fair and transparent conduct of the polls, the chief electoral officer said.

In reply to a question, he said, "We have requested the Election Commission of India and the Union Home Ministry for 200 companies of paramilitary forces."