The major contest is in Amritsar, where senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley is locked in a fierce electoral battle with former Punjab chief minister and Congress candidate Amarinder Singh.
The Election Commission's ban on Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia's movements beyond his own polling station in Amritsar constituency has created some political tension on the eve of the elections.
The EC ordered that Majithia would not visit any part of any assembly segment of the Amritsar constituency, including Majitha assembly constituency which he represents, other than his polling station.
"The commission has also directed to keep his movements under surveillance and be videographed with immediate effect," V.K. Singh said here.
The ban on Majithia's movements has been strongly opposed by the Akali Dal which labelled it as "unprecedented, unwarranted and undemocratic". The party sought its immediate withdrawal.
