Dharamshala, May 17 -- The polling for 51 urban local bodies, including four Municipal Corporations in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Palampur, Mandi and Solan, is underway for the civic polls 2026.

Voting started queuing from 7 AM today at 589 polling stations for 51 urban local bodies, including four Municipal Corporations and 47 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats. Voters will be able to cast their votes until 3 PM.

Last month, State Election Commissioner Anil Khachi said the elections will cover four Municipal Corporations, 25 Municipal Councils, and 22 Nagar Panchayats across the state.

Providing details on the electorate, Khachi said a total of 3,60,859 voters are eligible to cast their votes, including 1,80,963 men, 1,79,882...