Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said 2,03,54,350 voters, including 8,821 centurions, are eligible to exercise their franchise and the voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.

In 2014, the BJP ended the Congress's decade-long stint under former CM Bhupinder Hooda, riding high on the "Modi wave" after the Lok Sabha polls.

With Saini's entry into the fray, the previously lesser-known Ladwa seat has now become a major talking point with as many as 16 candidates hoping for a win.

The wait for the Haryana Assembly Elections is finally over. Today (Saturday, October 5), voting will take place for the state's 90 assembly seats, with over 2 crore voters eligible to participate. Polling will run from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM,

Assembly polls is set for October 5 in Haryana, with over 2 crore voters choosing from 1,031 candidates across 90 constituencies. Results will be announced on October 8.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Vinesh Phogat and JJP's Dushyant Chautala are some of the key candidates

Follow The Hindu’s live updates on the Haryana assembly elections on October 5, 2024. The votes will be counted, and the results will be declared on October 8, 2024.

On October 5, 2024, Haryana will witness a single-phase election for its 90-member Assembly. With 1,031 candidates contesting, including high-profile figures like Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda,