Sonipat Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Surender Panwar of Congress Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls

Chandigarh, October 10: Surender Panwar of the Congress won the Sonipat Vidhan Sabha constituency. Panwar defeated his nearest rival Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kavita Jain by a margin of 32,878. Jain was the sitting MLA from the Sonipat assembly segment. Panwar received 79,354, while the BJP candidate got 46,493 votes. Hans Raj of Loktanter Suraksha Party 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 Sonipat Vidhan Sabha constituency falls in the Sonipat district of Haryana. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around 20 kilometres from Delhi. It is the most populated Assembly constituency in Sonipat district. Voting in Sonipat for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 took place on October 21.

The last date of filing nomination papers was October 4. Nomination papers were scrutinised on October 5. The last date of withdrawal of candidature was October 7. 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.

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