Chandigarh, October 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mahipal Dhanda has won the Panipat Rural Vidhan Sabha Seat in Haryana by defeating Devender Kadian of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) by 21,961 votes. Polling in all the 90 seats in Haryana assembly was held on the same day, i.e. October 21 along with assembly elections in Maharashtra. The counting of votes and results was held on October 24, 2019. The sitting MLA from the Panipat Rural constituency is Mahipal Dhanda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Even this year, the BJP had fielded Dhanda while the Congress had fielded OP Jain from the Panipat Rural constituency this year. The term of the Haryana assembly ends on November 2.

In September this year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had announced the election schedule for Haryana and Maharashtra. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora informed that there are 1.82 crore registered voters in the state who will go to poll on October 21. Haryana Assembly Elections Results 2019 Winners List: Names of Winning Candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP.

According to the schedule of Haryana polls announced by the Election Commission, nomination papers can be filed till October 4 and the deadline for withdrawing them is October 7. The poll panel will scrutinise nominations on October 5. Candidates can withdraw candidature till October 7. In Haryana, the BJP-led Manohar Lal Khattar government is currently in power. Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Full List of Constituencies With Current MLA Names and How BJP, Congress, INLD Performed in 2014

The political parties that will be a part of the poll battle include BJP, Congress, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Haryana Janhit Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). In the 2014 polls in the state, the BJP had won with a thumping majority and had scripted history in the state. The BJP had won 47 seats, while the Congress managed to win only 15 seats.

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