India, April 30 -- The election for the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), scheduled for Thursday, was cancelled after the mayor failed to turn up for the process, officials said.

According to an MCG official, the election process could not proceed as planned in the absence of the mayor, whose presence is considered essential for conducting the proceedings.

"The election that was supposed to take place today is likely to be cancelled as the mayor did not turn up for the process," the official said.

Mayor Rajrani Malhotra said that she was unwell due to which she could not manage to visit the election process.

Voting for the two key posts was scheduled to be held at the Haryana...