Kaithal Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Leela Ram of BJP Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls

Chandigarh, October 24: Leela Ram of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the Kaithal Vidhan Sabha seat in the Haryana Assembly Elections 2019. The BJP candidate, who was fielded against Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, has won the Kaithal seat by a narrow margin. Surjewala, who is the sitting MLA from the Kaithal constituency, lost the seat by just 567 votes. Polling in the Kaithal Vidhan Sabha Constituency along with the other 89 constituencies was held on October 21, 2019. The term of the Haryana assembly ends on November 2. The Congress leader had lost the Jind bypolls, which were held earlier this year.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) in September had announced the election schedule for Haryana. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora informed that there are 1.82 crore registered voters in the state who will go to poll on October 21. Who Will Win Haryana Assembly Elections 2019? Here's What ABP News Opinion Poll Results Predict. 

According to the schedule of Haryana polls announced by the Election Commission, nomination papers can be filed till October 4 and the deadline for withdrawing them is October 7. The poll panel will scrutinise nominations on October 5. Candidates can withdraw candidature till October 7. In Haryana, the BJP-led Manohar Lal Khattar government is currently in power. Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Full List of Constituencies With Current MLA Names and How BJP, Congress, INLD Performed in 2014.

The political parties that were part of the poll battle include BJP, Congress, Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Haryana Janhit Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). 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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