Jind bypoll result: Randeep Surjewala trails behind
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 31, 2019, 10:42 IST
Randeep SurjewalaGURUGRAM: In a major setback for the Congress party ahead of Lok Sabha elections this year, party's candidate Randeep Surjewala for bypoll on Haryana's Jind assembly seat was trailing after the round-2 of counting of votes.
Surjewala, who is a sitting MLA from Kaithal constituency, was at third position behind Digvijay Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party's (JJP) and BJP's Krishan Middha.
The counting of votes for the high-stake Jind seat began at 8 am and results are expected to be out by afternoon. | Jind bypoll live updates
A total of 21 candidates, including two women, had contested the bypoll on January 28.
A total of 75.77 per cent voter turnout was reported in the by-election.
The bypoll is also crucial for the newly-floated Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which was formed after a split in INLD.
The by-election on Jind seat was necessitated after the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha. He had represented Jind twice.
Surjewala, who is a sitting MLA from Kaithal constituency, was at third position behind Digvijay Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party's (JJP) and BJP's Krishan Middha.
The counting of votes for the high-stake Jind seat began at 8 am and results are expected to be out by afternoon. | Jind bypoll live updates
A total of 21 candidates, including two women, had contested the bypoll on January 28.
A total of 75.77 per cent voter turnout was reported in the by-election.
The bypoll is also crucial for the newly-floated Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which was formed after a split in INLD.
The by-election on Jind seat was necessitated after the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha. He had represented Jind twice.
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