Gurugram municipal corporation polls

Cops arrest two persons from booth no. 10 at DLF Phase I community centre for showing fake voters' ID.

The delimitation of MCG areas has not only increased the size and voters' count of Ward number 34 but has also added to the list of civic woes that will pose serious challenges to the next councillor.

Voters at Govt Girls Senior Secondary School, Jacobpura (TOI Photo)

Voters continue to pour in at ward number 28 in Gurgaon sector 31. Cops say everything peaceful.

The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), which has failed to field its candidates in all wards for the MCG polls, has extended its support to 10 independents in a move what has been dubbed as an attempt to counter the BJP. The Congress had declared its support to a few of the INLD-backed independents, and come up with a list of 10 candidates on Sunday.

An 89-year-old man casts his vote at Pine Crest School, in Ward no. 34.

A 90-year-old woman assisted by her family reaches a polling booth to cast her vote.

Voters line up at Government High School at Sector 45 polling booth. No assistance for senior citizens or the specially-abled at many polling booths.

Special screening of 'Newton' for officials on duty for MCG elections

Gurugram's district administration is going rather filmi. After appointing actor Rajkummar Rao as the brand ambassador of today's MCG elections, the district administration has now decided to treat all officials who are on election duty with Rajkummar's film 'Newton'.
Special screening on October 1: Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said, "Rajkummar Rao is playing a presiding officer in Newton, and now, the film is India's official entry to the Oscars. So, we have decided to organise a special screening of the film on October 1 for all the officials who are on election duty."

Senior citizens come out to vote.

AB Tandon (L), Savitari Tandon and Bimla Rajput (R) from Essel Towers at booth number 22 , ward number 34.

Residents of Ward number 32 — the largest in both size and number of voters — aren't a happy lot, with many of them planning to boycott the MCG poll in protest.

Some are disappointed with the ward's delimitation, while others, especially those living in privately developed colonies and societies, don't seem to have faith in the corporation or the election process.

DLF-3, one of the city's most affluent areas, is Ward number 35. Its residents are only asking for basic facilities in the upcoming civic polls and hope the new councillor can get their broken roads repaired, stormwater drains constructed, power infra upgraded and encroachments removed before the MCG finally takes over the maintenance of the area.

Party volunteers outside a polling booth in Gurugram

Police are leaving no stone unturned to ensure a hassle-free election. Of the 546 polling booths in the city, 153 have been categorised as hypersensitive and 99 as sensitive booths. The government has already deployed 3,600 cops in the city.

For voters in ward number 29, covering parts of sectors 46, 47 and 48, Tikli village, Mayfield Garden, Malibu Towne, Jal Vihar, Sushant Lok 1 and 2, vexing issues are similar to residents of other areas.

There are the persistent complaints about lack of proper water supply, electricity and roads, and like elsewhere, residents say they aren't too sure if elections will have any bearing on their lives, as many areas under the ward are yet to be officially taken over by MCG.

The MCG was constituted in 2008 and the first election for 35 wards was conducted in April 2011. The councillors were elected for a tenure of five years which ended in April 2

Since then, the civic body is being run by bureaucrats.

Some former councillors have blamed the ruling dispensation for the over 15 months delay.