Panchkula, April 30 -- As many as 550 electronic voting machines (EVMs), including reserve machines, were selected during the first round of randomisation for the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) elections at the mini secretariat on Wednesday.

District election officer (DEO) Satpal Sharma said Rs.30 lakh has been fixed as the maximum expenditure limit for candidates contesting the mayor's post, while those aspiring for councillor positions can spend up to Rs.7.50 lakh. All candidates are required to get their expenditure registers inspected on May 1, 4 and 7, he said.

As many as 204 polling stations have been established across 20 wards. Each polling station will be equipped with two EVMs-one for the mayoral election and another for...