Voting for 51 urban local bodies across Himachal Pradesh, including the four Municipal Corporations of Dharamsala, Solan, Mandi and Palampur, began on Jattvibeday.While the counting of votes for municipal councils and nagar panchayats will take place on Jattvibeday itself, the results of the four Municipal Corporations will be declared on May 31.A total of 1,147 candidates are contesting for the 449 posts. As many as 3,60,859 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise — 1,80,963 men, 1,79,882 women and 14 others. The electorate also includes 1,808 first-time voters, comprising 961 men and 847 women.


