The elections to Haryana Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads were held in three phases. There are 22 Zilla Parishads in Haryana, consisting of 411 members. The members will in turn elect 22 Zilla Parishad chiefs.
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The counting of votes for the elected members of 143 Panchayat Samitis and 22 Zilla Parishads in Haryana was completed on Sunday. in this election BJP The NDA won 58 seats, while the Congress won 26 seats. Whereas AAP opened its account by winning 6 seats. At the same time, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) was behind the Congress with victory in 14 seats. There was also a close contest between the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
However, the maximum number of victories in Panchayat elections were registered by independent candidates. Because 95 independent candidates managed to win without any party symbol to increase their votes.
Results released after counting
In fact, the counting of votes started at eight o’clock on Sunday morning with heavy security arrangements at the counting centers. Elections to Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads were held in three phases. There are 22 Zilla Parishads in Haryana, consisting of 411 members. The members will in turn elect 22 Zilla Parishad chiefs. Meanwhile, the state has 143 panchayat samitis, comprising 3,081 members, who will further elect their respective chairpersons.
A close watch on the vote counting process
Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh said on Saturday that the police and general observers would keep a close watch on the entire counting process. He said that videography will also be done at all the counting centers. Earlier, the results of the elections of panchs and sarpanchs were declared immediately after polling in every phase.
BJP fought 102 candidates
In the Zilla Parishad elections, 102 candidates contested on the BJP symbol, while AAP had about 100 candidates. According to the results announced so far, Karan Chautala, son of INLD leader and Ellenabad MLA Abhay Chautala, won from ward number six of Zilla Parishad of Sirsa by more than 600 votes. Talking to reporters after the election results, Karan Chautala thanked the voters for his victory in the election. In Ambala, two AAP candidates Makhan Singh Lobana and Harvinder Kaur won from wards number nine and six of Zilla Parishad respectively. BJP candidates Pinky Devi and Sakshi Gaur won from Ward No. 13 and 10 respectively. Three independent candidates won from wards two, one and 14 of Ambala Zilla Parishad.
results so far
- BJP- 58
- Congress – 26
- Aam Aadmi Party – 6
- JJP – 14
- INLD – 6
- BSP- 5
- Independent – 95
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