Pehowa Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Sandeep Singh of BJP Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sandeep Singh has won the Pehowa Vidhan Sabha Seat in Haryana by defeating Congress candidate Mandeep Singh Chattha by 5314 votes.
Chandigarh, October 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sandeep Singh has won the Pehowa Vidhan Sabha Seat in Haryana by defeating Congress candidate Mandeep Singh Chattha by 5314 votes. Polling in all the 90 seats in Haryana assembly was held on the same day, i.e. October 21 along with assembly elections in Maharashtra. The counting of votes and results was held on October 24, 2019. The sitting MLA from the Pehowa constituency is Jaswinder Singh Sandhu of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). This year, the BJP had fielded Sardar Sandeep Singh from the Pehowa constituency. The term of the Haryana assembly ends on November 2.
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. Haryana Assembly Elections Results 2019 Winners List: Names of Winning Candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP.
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 Assembly Elections 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SANDEEP SINGH (Current MLA) | BJP | 42613 |
| MANJIT SINGH | INLD | 405 |
| MANDEEP SINGH CHATTHA | INC | 37299 |
| TEJ PAL | IND | 361 |
| SWAMI SANDEEP ONKAR | IND | 21775 |
| KANWALJIT SINGH | IND | 188 |
| ONKAR SINGH | BSP | 1741 |
| PARDEEP KUMAR | IND | 101 |
| NASIB SINGH | Loktanter Suraksha Party | NA |
| RANDHIR SINGH | Jannayak Janta Party | NA |
| SANJEEV KUMAR | Sarva Hit Party | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jaswinder Singh Sandhu (Current MLA) | INLD | 49110 |
| Jai Bhagwan Sharma ( D.D.) | BJP | 39763 |
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