Chandigarh, October 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Krishan Kumar has won from the Shahbad (SC) assembly constituency. Kumar emerged victorious after defeating his nearest rival, Ram Karan of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) by 562 votes. Kumar won with 37,127 votes in the Vidhan Sabha Polls this year. The Shahabad (SC) Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Haryana went to poll on October 21, 2019.
At present, the sitting MLA from the Shahabad constituency is Krishan Kumar Bedi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Even this year, the BJP had fielded Krishan Kumar for the Assembly polls in the state. The term of the Haryana assembly ends on November 2. 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 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 |
---|---|---|
KRISHAN KUMAR | BJP | 32106 |
ANIL KUMAR DHANTORI | INC | 18844 |
SANDEEP KUMAR | INLD | 1596 |
SHAKUNTLA BHATTI | BSP | 1398 |
KULBIR SINGH | Loktanter Suraksha Party | NA |
RAM KARAN | Jannayak Janta Party | NA |
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Krishan Kumar (Current MLA) | BJP | 45715 |
Ram Karan | INLD | 45153 |
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