Mohali, May 26 -- After days of campaigning in the blazing May heat, 695 candidates eyeing a seat in seven civic bodies of Mohali district - Mohali city, Zirakpur, Nayagaon, Dera Bassi, Banur, Lalru and Kurali - will be looking at the 4.8 lakh voters in the district to decide their fate.

Mohali city, the district's largest civic body, will witness contests in all 50 wards, where 227 candidates are in the fray. The city is rife with problems ranging from the mounting garbage and waste disposal woes, stray dog and cattle menace, poor sewerage, waterlogging, damaged roads, inadequate street lighting, drinking water shortages, encroachments and infrastructure gaps.

In Zirakpur, 124 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring for 31 wards. ...