The polls for the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will be held on September 24.

According to a notification issued by the Haryana State Election Commission, the results will also be announced the same day.

The civic polls for the millennium city are being conducted after a delay of over one year. Tenure of elected representatives of MCG ended had on June 21 last year.

Announcing the schedule of election, State Election Commissioner, Dalip Singh said that there are as many as 5,57,967 voters, including 2,92,462 males and 2,65,505 females, in the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram.

He said that as many as 18 of the 35 wards of the MC Gurugram, are reserved— four for SC members, two each for SC women and BC and 10 for women candidates. 546 polling stations would be set up for the election in Gurugram for elections, said he.

Singh added that the last general election of MC Gurugram was held in the year 2011.

The polls for Municipal Committee, Barara in Ambala, Radaur in Yamuna Nagar and Bye-elections in ward number 9, 2 and 10 of Municipal Committee, Pehowa (Kurukshetra), Pataudi (Gurugram) and Dharuhera (Rewari) would also be held on September 24 between 7 am and 5 pm, said he.

16,689 voters in the MC, Barara and 10,280 voters in MC Radaur would exercise their franchise. Similarly, 1,607 voters in bye-election to MC Pehowa, 747 voters in MC Pataudi and 400 voters in MC Dharuhera would exercise their franchise, said Singh.

The model code of conduct in respect of these municipal elections shall come into force from Wednesday and no officer/official connected with the election work would be transferred till the completion of election process.

Singh said that the expenditure limit for contesting the election of Municipal Corporation has been fixed to Rs 5 lakh and for contesting the elections of Municipal Committee it is Rs 2 lakh.

The nomination papers would be presented between September 8 and 13 except September 10. Election to these municipalities would be conducted with the use of EVMs.

He said that elaborate arrangements for the conduct of elections in free, fair, transparent and peaceful manner and to maintain law and order would be made. Heavy police force would be deployed to maintain the law and order at the polling stations and the sensitive and hyper sensitive areas for conducting the elections, added he.