BJP candidate Anju Lekhraj flashes victory sign as she was appointed the President of Sohna Municipal Council after her victory in Haryana civic polls in Gurugram on Wednesday. PTI Photo
Chandigarh, June 22
The ruling BJP-JJP combine have won control over 25 of the 46 municipal bodies for which the elections were held in Haryana recently.
The elections for the president's post in 18 municipal councils and 28 municipal committees in the state were held on Sunday.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar congratulated the BJP candidates who won the elections, claiming that the victory reflects the trust of people in the party.
A senior official of the State Election Commission said the BJP won 22 seats, JJP 3, Aam Aadmi Party 1, INLD 1 while Independents 19.
He said 10 of the 18 municipal council seats were bagged by the BJP. The BJP's alliance partner JJP won 1, INLD 1 and Independents 6.
"For the 28 municipal committee president's post, the BJP won 12, JJP 2, AAP 1 and Independents 13," State Election Commission Secretary Dr Inder Jeet told PTI.
While the ruling BJP-JJP, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and AAP fought the polls on their party symbols, the Congress did not contest the polls though some Congressmen or party supported candidates had entered the fray as independents.
AAP has opened its account by winning the Ismailabad (Kurukshetra) municipal committee president post.
Commenting on the poll results, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar congratulated all winning BJP candidates and said people have once again reposed their faith in the policies and programmes undertaken by the BJP-led government.
स्थानीय निकाय चुनाव में विजयी हुए भारतीय जनता पार्टी के सभी प्रत्याशियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई।
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) June 22, 2022
आपकी यह जीत जनता के उस विश्वास की जीत है जो वह 2014 व 2019 से अब तक लगातार भाजपा के प्रति दर्शा रही है।
यह विजय पार्टी के मेहनती कार्यकर्ताओं को समर्पित है।
#SabkaSathSabkaVikas
"Many congratulations to all candidates of the BJP who won the local bodies elections. This victory of yours is a victory of the trust of people which is showing continuously towards the BJP since 2014 and 2019. This victory is dedicated to the hardworking workers of the party," said Khattar in a tweet.
Later, speaking to some mediapersons, Khattar said he does not feel that protests over the Centre's Agnipath scheme had any impact on the outcome of the municipal elections.
He said the youth have realised that the scheme is in their and country's interest. Even top most officers of the armed forces and the government have detailed the benefits which this scheme will have in the long run, he said.
Khattar said the BJP-JJP candidates registered win on 12 seats, which fall in the area from where MLAs are from the opposition Congress.
On the Congress not contesting on their party symbol, Khattar said they ran away from the poll battle knowing that people will reject them.
Haryana BJP president O P Dhankar thanked the voters. "People have once again reposed their faith in the programmes and policies of both our governments in the state and at the Centre," said Dhankar.
16:28 22 Jun
BJP candidate Yashpal won by a margin of 2756 votes over his nearest rival, Dheeraj Kumar, Independent. While Yashpal polled 23,423 votes, Dheeraj got 20,667 votes. Veer Kumar, an Independent candidate supported by former MLA and Congress Karan Dalal remained at third spot. Naveen Rohilla of AAP finished fourth with 10416 votes.
14:14 22 Jun
Gharaunda: BJP
Nissing: Independent
Assandh: Congress leader-supported Independent candidate
Nissing: Nilokheri MLA and JJP-supported Independent candidate
Kaithal: BJP
Cheeka: JJP
Rajound: BJP
14:13 22 Jun
Kaithal: BJP-JJP candidates win all three seats of chairperson in Kaithal district. BJP candidate Surbhi Garg wins Kaithal, BJP candidate Babita wins Rajound and JJP candidate Rekha Rani wins Cheeka MC.
14:12 22 Jun
Karnal: BJP candidate Babita wins Rajound MC chairperson election with a margin of 1,111 votes by defeating Independent candidate Haripal Singh. Babita gets 3,433 votes, while Haripal Singh polls 2,322 votes.
12:43 22 Jun
Karnal: Setback to Congress leader Randeep Surjewala as his supported candidate Adarsh Thareja loses the election of chairperson at Kaithal MC. BJP candidate Surbhi Garg wins by a margin of 5,174 votes.
12:27 22 Jun
Panchkula-Kalka: BJP candidate Krishan Lal Lamba has defeated his nearest rival Independent candidate Pawan Kumari Shama supported by Congress by 6,500 votes.
12:27 22 Jun
Gohana: BJP candidate Rajni Vormani wins the Gohana Muncipal Council president’s post by 3,040 votes. She got 11,724 votes while the LSP candidate Arun Kumar got 8,684 votes. Congress-supported Independent candidate Shashi Kumar alias Sunil Mehta got 6,696 votes.
12:21 22 Jun
Karnal: Assandh MC: Another setback to ruling BJP in CM’s district: Congress leader and former MLA Zile Ram Sharma-supported candidate Satish Kataria wins by 553 votes. BJP candidate Kamaljeet Ladi loses.
Independent candidate Romi Singla wins Nissing MC chairperson’s post by defeating BJP leader Janak Popli by 2,300 votes.
12:18 22 Jun
Mahendragarh: Independent candidate Kamlesh Saini wins by over 14,000 votes for the post of chairperson, Narnaul MC. She defeated BJP-JJP nominee Sangeeta Yadav.
BJP candidates Ramesh Saini and Priyanka Saini romp home in the polls for top post of Mahendragarh Municipal Council and Nangal Chaudhry Municipal Council, BJP manages to grab two of three seats of chairperson in the district.
12:17 22 Jun
Kaithal: JJP candidate Rekha Rani wins in Cheeka by 302 votes.
11:42 22 Jun
Ladwa: In Ladwa, BJP’s Sakshi Khurana defeats Congress-supported Independent candidate Sumit Bansal by a margin of 1,416 votes. While Sakshi polled 5,818 votes, Sumit got 4,402 votes.
11:39 22 Jun
Karnal: Gharaunda MC: BJP candidate Happy Luck Gupta wins by 31 votes over AAP’s Surinder Singla.
11:37 22 Jun
Pehowa: BJP’s Ashish Sharma defeats AAP’s Anil Dhawan for the post of Pehowa municipal committee chairperson. Ashish defeated Anil by a margin of 55 votes. While the BJP candidate polled 9,312 votes, AAP’s candidate got 9,257 votes.
11:36 22 Jun
Naraingarh: Congress-supported Rinki Walia is the Naraingarh Municipal Committee chairperson. She defeated BJP candidate Pritpal Kaur by a margin of 1,061 votes. While Rinki polled 4,115 votes, Pritpal got 3,054 votes.
11:17 22 Jun
Panchkula-Kalka: BJP candidate Krishan Lal Lamba leads by around 4,000 votes over his nearest rival Independent candidate Pawan Kumari Shama after the seventh round.
11:16 22 Jun
Panipat: The ruling party wins all three chairman posts -- Samalkha, Gannaur and Kundli -- in Panipat and Sonepat districts.
11:06 22 Jun
Samlakha: BJP candidate Ashok Kuchhal wins Samalkha Municipal Committee president’s post.
11:04 22 Jun
Hisar: Praveen Allawadhi, Independent, wins from Hansi MC defeating BJP candidate Meenu Sethi.
11:03 22 Jun
Gannaur: BJP candidate Arun Tyagi wins in Gannaur by 6,110 votes. Arun got 10,438 votes while Congress-supported Independent candidate Sat Prakash Sharma got 4,328 votes.
11:00 22 Jun
Shahabad: JJP candidate Gulshan Kwatra wins Shahabad MC poll.
10:58 22 Jun
Sirsa: Setback for the BJP-JJP combine in Sirsa district as coalition candidates lost at all three MCs of Dabwali, Rania and Ellenabad.
10:48 22 Jun
Fatehabad: BJP candidate Rajender Singh Khinchi wins Fatehabad MC poll.
10:47 22 Jun
Ismailabad: AAP candidate Nisha Kano is Ismailabad municipal committee president. She defeated BJP candidate Pooja Garg by 101 votes. While Nisha polled 1,503 votes, Pooja got 1,402 votes.
10:45 22 Jun
Karnal: Independent candidate Romi Singla wins from Nissing MC by 2,300 votes. He defeated BJP leader Janak Popli.
10:44 22 Jun
Jind: Independent candidate Vikas Kala wins the post of president of the Uchana Municipal Committee. JJP candidate finishes at third position.
10:43 22 Jun
Fatehabad: Independent candidate Priti Khanna wins in Ratia municipal committee of Fatehabad district. BJP candidate is at fourth position.
10:43 22 Jun
Kundli (Sonepat): BJP candidate Shimla registers win by 77 votes in Kundli municipal committee. She got 1,987 votes while AAP candidate Anjali is runner-up with 1,910 votes.
09:59 22 Jun
Yamunanagar: BJP candidate Shalini Sharma wins by 122 votes in Sadhaura MC poll.
Panchkula-Kalka: BJP candidate Krishan Lal Lamba leads by around 2,900 votes over Independent candidate Pawan Kumari Sharma after the fourth round.
Karnal: After second round, Independent candidate Virender Bansal leads by 432 votes at Taraori MC. BJP candidate Rajeev Narang trails.
09:58 22 Jun
Jhajjar: BJP nominee now leads by 2,500 votes.
Kaithal: Surjewala-supported candidate Adarsh Thareja leads by 41 votes at Kaithal MC. BJP candidate Surbhi Garg trails.
Kaithal: Rajound MC: Independent candidate Harpal Singh leads by 77 votes. BJP candidate Babita trails.
09:55 22 Jun
Hodal: Independent candidate Brij Bhushan leads for the post of chairperson, Municipal Committee. BJP candidate trails at fifth position.
09:54 22 Jun
Karnal: Former MLA and Congress leader-supported candidate Satish Kataria is leading by 507 votes. BJP candidate Kamaljeet Ladi is trailing at Assandh MC.
AAP candidate Surinder Singla is leading by 78 votes at Gharaunda MC. BJP candidate Happy Luck Gupta is trailing.
09:51 22 Jun
Hisar: BJP candidates leading in Charkhi Dadri and Jind towns in MC polls.
09:50 22 Jun
Karnal: Nilokheri MLA-supported candidate Romi Singla leads by 1,859 votes after three rounds at Nissing MC.
09:49 22 Jun
Kaithal: Rekha Rani, JJP candidate and daughter-in-law of sitting MLA Ishwar Singh, leads by 132 votes at Cheeka MC.
09:48 22 Jun
Hisar: Independent candidate Praveen Allavadi leads by 2,500 votes over BJP candidate Meenu Sethi in Hansi MC polls.
09:46 22 Jun
Rewari: Major setback for BJP in Bawal municipal committee. Party nominee Shiv Narayan tastes defeat for the post of chairperson, remains at third position. Independent candidate Virendra Singh, who claims to be Congress-supported, romps home victorious by defeating another Independent candidate, Chander Pal Choken.
09:44 22 Jun
Sirsa: Congress-supported candidate wins from Ellenabad MC.
09:44 22 Jun
Sirsa: INLD-supported Manoj Sachdev wins by 818 votes in Rania.
09:42 22 Jun
Kurukshetra: BJP candidate Sakshi Khurana leads in Ladwa, AAP candidate Nisha leads in Ismailabad, AAP candidate Anil leads in Pehowa and JJP candidate leads in Shahbad.
09:36 22 Jun
Jhajjar: BJP candidate for the post of chairman, Jhajjar Municipal Council, Zile Singh Saini, leads by 1,503 votes over the Congress-supported nominee Rao Nahar Singh.
09:34 22 Jun
Sirsa: INLD-supported candidate leads over the BJP-supported candidate in Rania MC poll for the post of president.
09:32 22 Jun
Fatehabad: BJP candidate trails at third position in Ratia MC polls.
09:32 22 Jun
Yamunanagar: BJP candidate Shalini Sharma leads in Sadhaura municipal committee for the post of chairperson.
09:31 22 Jun
Panchkula-Kalka: BJP candidate Krishan Lamba is leading by 2,100 votes after the second round.
09:30 22 Jun
Rewari: BJP nominee Shiv Narayan trails behind Independent candidate Virendra Singh for the post of chairman, Bawal municipal committee.
09:27 22 Jun
Sirsa: BJP candidate leads by around 700 votes after third round of counting in Rania town of Sirsa district.
09:26 22 Jun
Bhiwani: BJP candidate leading in first round over the AAP nominee.
09:25 22 Jun
Karnal: After first round, BJP candidate Rajiv Narang is leading from Taraori MC. Narang got 980 votes while Independent candidate Virender Bansal received 942.
09:23 22 Jun
Hisar: Independent candidate Praveen Ellavadi leading in Hansi MC polls in Hisar district. BJP candidate trails.
09:22 22 Jun
Jind: BJP candidate leading in Jind MC for the post of president. In Rania town of Sirsa district, INLD candidate takes the lead over the BJP candidate in first round.
09:20 22 Jun
Kaithal: Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala-supported Independent candidate Adarsh Rani Thareja is leading at Kaithal.
09:19 22 Jun
Hisar: Congress-supported candidate leading by 333 votes in Dabwali MC in the first round.
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