Narnaund Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Ram Kumar Gautam of Jannayak Janata Party Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls

Jannayak Janta Party's (JJP) Ram Kumar Gautam has won Narnaund Vidhan Sabha constituency by margin of 12,029 votes. Gautam defeated Haryana Minister and BJP Candidate Captain Abhimanyu. The JPP candidate received 73,284 votes, while the Haryana Minister got 61,214 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Baljeet Sihag 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 Narnaund Vidhan Sabha constituency falls in the Hisar district of Haryana. Voting in Narnaund for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 took place on October 21. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on September 21 announced the election schedule for Haryana. Polling for the 90-member Haryana assembly will be held along with assembly elections in Maharashtra.

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.

In Haryana, the BJP-led Manohar Lal Khattar government is currently in power. The main competition in Haryana is between the ruling BJP and the Congress. 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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