Punjab is all set to witness the curtain raiser for the 2027 Assembly poll on Tuesday as 7,555 candidates will battle it out in civic body elections.The polling will begin at 8 am and continue till 5 pm.The State Election Commission has deputed around 32,000 police personnel and 35,000 election staff to ensure free and fair elections at eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 20 nagar panchayats.State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhari said, “We have declared 740 booths sensitive and 274 hyper sensitive. Adequate force has been deployed to ensure that no untoward incident takes place.”7,555 candidates in the frayMay 26, 2026 7:57 amOf 7,555 candidates in the fray, 1,801 belong to the Aam Aadmi Party, 1,550 to the Congress, 1,316 to the Bharatiya Janata Party, 1,251 to the Shiromani Akali Dal, and 96 to the Bahujan Samaj Party, while 1,528 candidates are contesting as Independents. During scrutiny, nomination papers of 713 candidates were rejected. The electorate includes 18,33,712 male voters, 17,11,635 female voters and 220 voters listed under the “other” category.