Haryana election result 2024: 5 important constituencies to watch on counting day tomorrow

Haryana Election Result 2024: The stage is set for the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 to be held on Tuesday, October 8.

While the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party are the key parties in the fray, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) also have stakes these elections, which took place in a single phase on October 5th.

According to poll projections, the Congress party is likely to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana after remaining in opposition for a decade.

Election polls predict a victory in Congress

The Congress is expected to win between 49 and 55 of the 90 seats in Haryana, where the majority stands at 46. This is according to election polls released after the state voted on Saturday with a turnout of around 67 percent.

In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the BJP won 40 of the 90 seats, six short of a simple majority. Finally, after the election, the BJP formed the government in an alliance with the JJP and seven independent MPs.

Manohar Lal Khattar of the BJP became the chief minister and Dushyant Chautala of the JJP was sworn in as deputy chief minister. Khattar is now a Union minister and JJP has since withdrawn from the alliance. He was replaced by Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana CM months before the October 5 elections.

Here are some of the key constituencies to watch in tomorrow’s results:

1- Garhi Sampla Kiloi

Rohtak’s Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency is considered the highest seat in Parliament in these elections. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the former chief minister of Haryana, was fighting against Manju Hooda of the BJP for this high-profile seat. The AAP had fielded Pravin Guskhani from here.

The competition gains significance mainly due to the Hooda connection. The Congress leader is considered the main candidate for the post of prime minister if the election results predictions come true and his party emerges victorious.

Hooda won the seat in the 2009, 2014 and 2019 general elections.

2- Ladwa

Ladwa seat in Kurukshetra district is another important seat as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is the BJP candidate from here. Saini is pitted against Congress candidate Mewa Singh, who is removing MLA from the seat. The AAP unseated Joga Singh.

While the Congress won the Ladwa seat in the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP won it in 2014. INLD won the seat in 2009.

3-Julana

Other important contests to watch in Haryana include the Julana seat. This seat in Jind district got all the hype after the Congress party fielded Olympic wrestler and politician Vinesh Phogat from here. Julana is the hometown of Vinesh’s in-laws.

The former athlete is taking on BJP captain Yogesh Bairagi, a former commercial pilot and current vice-president of Haryana’s BJP youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). The AAP has nominated former WWE star Kavita Dalal for its seat.

JJP’s Amarjeet Dhanda won the seat in 2019 while INLD candidate Parminder Singh Dhull secured it in the 2009 and 2014 general elections.

4- Uchana Kalan

JJP chief and former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala is contesting from Uchana Kalan seat in Jind district, hence the significance.

Dushyant is the great-grandson of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal. The JJP withdrew from its alliance with the BJP months before the elections.

The Congress has fielded former bureaucrat Brijendra Singh from here. Pawan Fauji is the AAP candidate here while the BJP has nominated Devender Attri here.

Dushyant won the seat in 2019, BJP candidate Prem Lata won it in 2014 and INLD chief and former chief minister Om Parkash Chautala won it in 2009.

5- Gurgaon

Millennium City, Gurgaon or Gurugram, is located next to the state capital Delhi in the NCR region and is another important seat up for grabs in these elections.

Mohit Grover, a young face who lost the elections in 2019 as an independent candidate, is trying out as a Congress candidate this time. Grover, a Punjabi, faces Mukesh Sharma of the BJP and Nishant Anand of the AAP in the seat, one of the three constituencies in Gurugram district.

BJP candidates have won the seat in the last two elections. BJP’s Sudhir Singla won the 2019 assembly elections from Gurgaon. Umesh Aggarwal, again a BJP leader, won the 2014 election.