India, Feb. 19 -- With the municipal polls scheduled for next month across Haryana, district election officer Ajay Kumar, on Tuesday, said that 538 candidates have been declared eligible for the election in Gurugram following the scrutiny of nomination papers. Nine nominations for the post of ward councillor were rejected during the verification process, officials said.

The scrutiny, conducted on Tuesday at the offices of the returning officers, covered nominations for the Municipal Corporations of Gurugram and Manesar, along with the municipal councils of Pataudi, Jatauli Mandi, Sohna, and the municipal committee of Farrukhnagar. Officials confirmed that all nominations for the post of mayor in Gurugram and Manesar, as well as chairpers...