Rania Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Independent Candidate Ranjit SIngh Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls
The Rania Vidhan Sabha constituency falls in the Sirsa district of Haryana. Voting in Rania for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 will take place on October 21. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on September 21 announced the election schedule for Haryana.
Chandigarh, October 24: Independent candidate Ranjit Singh won the Rania Vidhan Sabha constituency. Singh defeated his nearest rival Haryana Lokhit Party's Gobind Kandaa by a margin of 19,431 votes. Singh received 53825 votes, while Kanda got 34,394 votes. Sitting MLA Ram Chand Kamboj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came at third spot. The counting of votes began on October 24 at 8 am. Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Full List of Constituencies With Current MLA Names and How BJP, Congress, INLD Performed in 2014.
The Rania Vidhan Sabha constituency falls in the Sirsa district of Haryana. Voting in Rania 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. There were 1.82 crore registered voters in the state.
Polling for the 90-member Haryana assembly was held along with assembly elections in Maharashtra. According to the schedule of Haryana polls announced by the Election Commission, nomination papers were filed till October 4. Nomination papers were scrutinised on October 5. The last date of withdrawal of candidature was October 7. In 2014, Kamboj had won the seat. However, he joined the BJP before the assembly elections 2019. Assembly Elections 2019 Dates: Maharashtra & Haryana Go to Polls in Single-Phase on October 21, Results on October 24.
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.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashok Kumar Verma | INLD | 9753 |
| Vineet Kamboj | INC | 8979 |
| Daya Ram Fatehpur Niyamat Khan | BSP | 889 |
| Rai Singh Gindran | IND | 807 |
| Ranjit Singh (Current MLA) | IND | 53825 |
| Bir Singh | IND | 537 |
| Ram Chander | IND | 385 |
| Balwant Ram | IND | 272 |
| Ram Chand Kamboj | BJP | 20709 |
| Jasvinder Singh Kamboj | IND | 199 |
| Susheel Kumar | IND | 1903 |
| Amarjeet Singh Chani | AAP | 1685 |
| Kuldeep Singh | Jannayak Janta Party | NA |
| Krishan Kumar | Sarva Hit Party | NA |
| Gobind Kanda | Haryana Lokhit Party | NA |
| Norang | Loktanter Suraksha Party | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ram Chand Kamboj (Current MLA) | INLD | 43971 |
| Gobind Kanda | HLP | 39656 |
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Oct 24, 2019 05:29 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).