Mohali, May 20 -- The electoral contest for the upcoming local bodies' elections in Mohali district has narrowed following the withdrawal of nominations. According to district election officer-cum-deputy commissioner Komal Mittal, only 695 candidates remain in the fray after 364 withdrawals.

This represents around 65.5% of the 1,061 nominations found valid after scrutiny, indicating that several political parties had initially fielded covering candidates across the municipal corporation and various municipal councils in the district. According to the revised figures, two candidates have already been elected unopposed in separate municipal councils.

The keenest contest continues in the Mohali municipal corporation, where 227 candidates r...