Chandigarh, September 30: Congress candidate Pardeep Chaudhary won the Kalka Vidhan Sabha Seat in Haryana. Chaudhary defeated Latika Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party( BJP) by a narrow margin of 5931 votes. In the last elections in 2014, Latika Sharma of BJP had won in this seat by defeating the INLD candidate. The counting of votes for all the 90 constituencies in Haryana was held on October 24. The term of the Haryana assembly ends on November 2.
Polling for the 90-member Haryana assembly will be held on October 21 along with assembly elections in Maharashtra At present, the sitting MLA from the Kalka constituency is Latika Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP has fielded Sharma even this year for the upcoming polls in the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) in September had announced the election schedule for Haryana. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora informed Haryana has 1.82 crore registered voters 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.
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
UMESH KUMAR | IND | 684 |
PARDEEP CHAUDHARY (Current MLA) | INC | 57948 |
LATIKA SHARMA | BJP | 52017 |
SATINDER SINGH | INLD | 4963 |
PARVEEN KUMAR | AAP | 446 |
VIDYA RANI | IND | 356 |
ASHWANI NAGRA | BSP | 2573 |
KIRAN CHAUDHARY | Jannayak Janta Party | NA |
CHARAN SINGH | Sarva Hit Party | NA |
MEENAKSHI SHARMA | Janral Samaj Party | NA |
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Latika Sharma (Current MLA) | BJP | 50347 |
Pardeep Chaudhary | INLD | 31320 |
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