Gohana Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Jagbir Singh Malik of Congress Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls

Sitting MLA Jagbir Singh Malik of the Congress won the Gohana Vidhan Sabha constituency. Malik defeated his nearest rival Loktanter Suraksha Party's Raj Kumar Saini by a margin of 4,152 votes. The Congress candidate received 39,404 votes, while Saini got 35,356 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party's Tirath Rana came at third spot. The counting of votes began today at 8 am. Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Full List of Constituencies With Current MLA Names and How BJP, Congress, INLD Performed in 2014.

The Gohana Vidhan Sabha constituency falls in the Sonipat district of Haryana. Voting in Gohana for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 took place on October 21.  Polling for the 90-member Haryana assembly were held along with assembly elections in Maharashtra. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on September 21 had announced the election schedule for Haryana. Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Full List of Constituencies With Current MLA Names and How BJP, Congress, INLD Performed in 2014.

According to the schedule of Haryana polls announced by the Election Commission, nomination papers can be filed till October 4. Nomination papers were scrutinised on October 5. The last date of withdrawal of candidature was October 7. The voting will take place on October 21. The votes will be counted on October 24, and the results will be announced on the same day. Assembly Elections 2019 Dates: Maharashtra & Haryana Go to Polls in Single-Phase on October 21, Results on October 24; ECI Yet to Release Jharkhand Schedule.

The main competition in Haryana was between the ruling BJP and the Congress. However, the newly formed JPP managed to dent vote share of both the parties. Haryana Legislative Assembly comprises of 90 seats out of which 17 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and none for Scheduled Tribes (ST). In the 2014 polls in the state, the BJP had won with a thumping majority and had scripted history in the state. The BJP had won 47 seats, while the Congress managed to win only 15 seats.

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