Ellenabad assembly election result 2024: Congress's Bharat Singh Beniwal leads with 5,778 votes against INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala

NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for election to Haryana's Ellenabad (General) assembly constituency has begun.
As per the initial trends, the BJP is leading on 48 seats, Congress on 38, and others on 4 seats in the 90-member assembly.
Congress candidate Bharat Singh Benwal has taken a significant lead of 5,778 votes against Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader and sitting MLA Abhay Singh Chautala in Ellenabad constituency.
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The Ellenabad assembly constituency saw the highest turnout at 80.61% in election held on October 6.
It is situated in Sirsa district and is one of the 9 assembly segments of SIRSA Lok Sabha seat.
The Haryana elections mark the first major direct contest between the BJP and Congress since the Lok Sabha polls. The outcome of this election is expected to be pivotal, as the winning party will likely leverage it to strengthen their narrative in other states with elections scheduled over the next few months.
The primary contenders in the Haryana race are the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, INLD-BSP, and JJP-Azad Samaj Party. Despite the presence of multiple parties, most constituencies are anticipated to witness a head-to-head battle between the BJP and Congress.
According to an official statement by CEO Agarwal, 93 counting centers have been established across 90 assembly constituencies in 22 districts of Haryana. Notably, two counting centers each have been set up for the constituencies of Badshahpur, Gurugram, and Pataudi, with one center each for the remaining 87 constituencies. Additionally, the Election Commission of India has appointed 90 counting observers to oversee the process.
The counting will begin with postal ballots, followed by Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) results after a 30-minute interval. Updates on each round of counting will be promptly shared, as stated by the CEO.
A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting across Haryana's 90 constituencies, including 464 Independent candidates and 101 women. The single-phase voting took place on October 5.
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