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Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Voting To Take Place In 90 Assembly Seats; Over 1,000 Candidates In Fray

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: The fate of 1,031 candidates from various p♏olitical parties and Independents are set to be decided as 90 assembly seats are heading for polls on Saturday, October 5. While the ruling BJP is eyeing a consecutive third term, Congress is banking on the anti-incumbency sentimenꦆt to make a comeback after a decade. Over 2 crore voters are eligible to vote this time. The results will be declared on October 8.

Voting at 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday (Re𒅌presentational Imag𝐆e)
Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: In 2019, the BJP emerged as the single largest party by bagging 40 of the 90 seats which were six short of simple majority. However, the BJP later managed to form the government in a post-poll alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and seven Independent MLAs. Security arrangements have been beefed up in Haryana with the deployment of over 30,000 police personnel and 225 paramilitary companies. Adequate police presence will be maintained at the polling booths. A total of 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting.
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Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Key Candidates

While there are 1031 candidates in the fray, 101 of them are women. Some ofꦆ the prominent among those in fray include the followinಞg:

  • Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini (Ladwa)

  • Congress's Vinesh Phogat (Julana)

  • Leader of Opposition (Congress) Bhupinde♐♔r Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi)

  • INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala (Ellenabad)

  • JJP's Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan)

  • BJP's Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt)

  • BJP's O P Dhankar (Badli)

  • AAP's Anurag Dhanda (Kalayat)

Among the independent candidates include Savitri Jinꦑdal (Hisar), Ranjit Chautala (Rania) and Chitra Sarwara (Ambala Cantt).

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Mock Pollings Underway At Various Booths

Visuals of mock pollꦕing being conducted are coming up at Matu Ram Community Centജer in Rohtak. Elections to the 90-member Haryana assembly will be held today with over 2 crore people eligible to vote.

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Electoral Battle Amongst Key Parties

A tight electoral battle is expected in Haryana between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. While the BJP is eying a third consecutive term, Congress is ꦦlikely to bank on the anti-incumbency sentimen♍t.

The other s🏅ignificant political parties in the fray include the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), and Indiaꦫn National Lok Dal (INLD)

Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Key Points

  • On Saturday, October 5, all the 90 assembly seats of Haryana are set to go for polls in a single phase. The results will be declared on Octoꦰber 8💯.

  • Polling w🌊ill take place between 7 am and 6 pm where over two🌌 crore voters, including 8,821 centurions, are expected to exercise their franchise in Haryana. A total of 20,629 polling booths have been set up for the elections, officials said.

  • All eyes are 𒁃on the key constituencies including Ladwa, Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, Julana., Gurgaon, Uchana Kalan, Ellenabad, and Rewari.