Haryana Municipal Election Results LIVE: Will BJP win Ambala, Panchkula, Sonipat? Counting of votes begins

By-elections for specific vacant wards were held in the following municipal committees:

Ward No. 8: Taraori (Karnal)

Ward No. 9: Sadhaura (Yamuna Nagar)

Ward No. 11: Rajound (Kaithal)

Ward No. 13: Jhajjar

Ward No. 14: Kaniana (Mahendergarh)

Ward No. 17: Tohana (Fatehabad)

The three municipal committees in Haryana that went to polls include Dharuhera (District: Rewari) , Sampla (District: Rohtak) and Uklana (District: Hisar).

The BJP and Congress are locked in direct contests in Sonepat and Rewari, In Sonepat, the fight was between BJP’s Rajiv Jain and Congress candidate Kamal Diwan. In Uklana, BJP’s Nikita Goel was facing a strong challenge from Independent Rima Soni.

In the 2020 Ambala Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party with eight seats, while the Haryana Jan Chetna Party won seven seats. Congress secured three seats, and two Independent candidates were elected as corporators in the Municipal Corporation.

As per the date from the EC, the municipal committee of Sampla recorded the highest turnout at 79.2%, followed by Uklana with 75.7%, and Dharuhera at 72.4%. Rewari municipal council recorded around 64.8% polling.

The fate of 98 candidates, including nine mayoral aspirants and 89 councillor candidates, has now been sealed in the electronic voting machines (EVMs). By-elections were held for one ward each in the municipal councils and municipal committees of Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajound, Taraori, Kanina and Sadhaura.

Out of the three municipal corporations (MCs) that went into polls, Sonepat recorded the lowest turnout of 48%. Ambala and Panchkula recorded voter turnouts of 54.3% and 53.4%, respectively. Polling for election of mayor and ward councillors in Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat, president and councillors in the Rewari municipal council, and for presidents and councillors in the municipal committees of Sampla (Rohtak district), Dharuhera (Rewari district), and Uklana (Hisar district) took place on Sunday.

For the mayor's post in Sonipat, the BJP has fielded Rajiv Jain, while Kamal Diwan is the Congress nominee. A total of 2.96 lakh voters were eligible to exercise their franchise for the 22 wards in Sonipat.

In Panchkula, BJP's Shyamlal Bansal and Sudha Bhardwaj of the Congress are contesting for the mayor's post, along with AAP's Rajesh Kumar, and Manoj Agarwal of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). Polling was held for 20 wards in Panchkula with 2.07 lakh eligible voters.

For the mayor's post in Ambala, the BJP has fielded Akshita Saini, the Congress nominee is Kulwinder Kaur, while Sonia Rani is contesting as an Independent candidate. The 20 wards that went to the polls in Ambala comprised 1.98 lakh voters.

Out of the total 8.73 lakh eligible voters for the local bodies, 4.75 lakh exercised their franchise, SEC data showed. A total of 817 polling booths were set up for the elections, in which the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are the main contestants.

Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat recorded a voter turnout of 54.4 per cent, 52.7 per cent and 47.9 per cent, respectively, according to the State Election Commission (SEC) portal. In Hisar, Rewari and Rohtak, the turnout was 75.7 per cent, 66.1 per cent and 79.2 per cent, respectively.

Polling for the election of mayor and ward councillors in Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, president and councillors in the Rewari municipal council, and for presidents and councillors in the municipal committees of Sampla in Rohtak district, Dharuhera in Rewari district, and Uklana in Hisar district took place on Sunday. In addition, by-elections were held for one ward each in the municipal councils and municipal committees of Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajound, Taraori, Kanina and Sadhaura.

The counting for votes for local body elections in Haryana, including in the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, will start at 8 am. The municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat recorded a voter turnout of 54. 5 per cent on Sunday, EC officials said.