A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, were in the fray on Haryana's 90 constituencies which voted in a single phase on October 5.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to return in power in Haryana after security the majority mark of 46 in the elections to the 90-seat Assembly of the state. The Congress initially crossed the majority mark in Haryana after the counting of votes began at 8 am on Tuesday, October 8, however, the tables turned as the BJP later crossed the magic number in early trends and retained the same.
The BJP defied exit poll predictions which gave Congress an edge.
A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 Independents and 101 women, were in the fray on Haryana's 90 constituencies which voted in a single phase on October 5.
Naraingarh - Shalley Chaudhary (Congress)
Kalayat - Vikas Saharan (Congress)
Pundri - Satpal Jamba (BJP)
Gharaunda - Harvindker Kalyan (BJP)
Assandh - Yoginder Singh Rana (BJP)
Samalkha - Manmohan Bhadana (BJP)
Uchana Kalan - Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri (BJP)
Dabwali - Aditya Devilal (National Lok Dal)
Rania - Arjun Chautala (National Lok Dal)
Bhiwani - Ghanshyam Saraf (BJP)
Meham - Balram Dangi (Congress)
Rohtak - Bharat Bhushan Batra (Congress)
Bahadurgarh - Rajesh Joon (Independent)
Beri - Raghuvir Singh Kadian (Congress)
Mahendragarh - Kanwar Singh (BJP)
Narnaul - Om Prakash Yadav (BJP)
Badshahpur - Rao Narbir Singh (BJP)
Sohna - Tejpal Tanwar (BJP)
Ballabgarh - Mool Chand Sharma (BJP)
Sadhaura - Renu Bala (Congress)
Thanesar - Ashok Kumar Arora (Congress)
Indri - Ram Kumar Kashyap (BJP)
Ratia - Jarnail Singh (Congress)
Adampur - Chander Parkash (Congress)
Barwala - Ranbir Gangwa (BJP)
Bawal - Dr Krishnan Kumar (BJP)
Faridabad - Vipul Goel (BJP)
Tigaon - Rajesh Nagar (BJP)
Radaur - Shyam Singh Rana (BJP)
Nilokheri - Bhagwan Dass (BJP)
Israna - Krishan Lal Panwar (BJP)
Rai - Krishna Gahlawat (BJP)
Kharkhauda - Pawan Kharkhoda (BJP)
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi - Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Congress)
Kalanaur - Shakuntla Khatak (Congress)
Jhajjar - Geeta Bhukkal (Congress)
Ateli - Arti Singh Rao (BJP)
Rewari - Laxman Singh Yadav (BJP)
Hathin - Mohd Israil (Congress)
Ambala Cantonment - Anil Vij (BJP)
Yamunanagar - Ghanshyam Dass (BJP)
Ladwa - Nayab Singh Saini (BJP)
Kaithal - Aditya Surjewala (Congress)
Karnal - Jagmohan Anand (BJP)
Panipat Rural - Mahipal Dhanda (BJP)
Ganaur - Devender Kadyan (Independent)
Sonipat - Nikhil Madaan (BJP)
Gohana - Arvind Kumar Sharma (BJP)
Baroda - Induraj Singh Narwal (Congress)
Julana - Vinesh Phogat (Congress)
Safidon - Ram Kumar Gautum (BJP)
Tohana - Paramvir Singh (Congress)
Kalanwali - Shishpal Keharwala (Congress)
Sirsa - Gokul Setia (Congress)
Uklana - Naresh Selwal (Congress)
Narnaund - Jassi Petwar (Congress)
Hansi - Vinod Bhayana (BJP)
Hisar - Savitri Jindal (Independent)
Badli - Kuldeep Vats (CONGRESS)
Gurgaon - Mukesh Sharma (BJP)
Narwana - Krishan Kumar (BJP)
Tosham - Shruti Choudhry (BJP)
Nangal Chaudhry - Manju Choudhary (Congress)
Pataudi - Bimla Chaudhary (BJP)
Ferozepur - Mamman Khan (Congress)
Punahana - Mohammad Ilyas (Congress)
Hodal - Harinder Singh (BJP)
Palwal - Gaurav Gautam (BJP)
Prithla - Raghubir Tewatia (Congress)
Kalka - Shakti Rani Sharma (BJP)
Panchkula - Chander Mohan (Congress)
Ambala City - Nirmal Singh Mohra (Congress)
Mulana - Pooja (Congress)
Shahbad - Ram Karan (Congress)
Pehowa - Mandeep Chatha (Congress)
Guhla - Devender Hans (Congress)
Panipat City - Parmod Kumar Vij 9BJP)
Jind - Dr Krishan Lal Middha (BJP)
Fatehabad - Balwan Singh Doulatpuria (Congress)
Ellenabad - Bharat Singh Beniwal (Congress)
Nalwa - Randhir Panihar (BJP)
Loharu - Rajbir Fartia (Congress)
Badhra - Umed Singh (BJP)
Dadri - Sunil Satpal Sangwan (BJP)
Bawani Khera - Kapoor Singh (BJP)
Kosli - Anil Yadav (BJP)
Faridabad NIT - Satish Kumar Phagna (BJP)
Badkhal - Dhanesh Adlakha (BJP)
Jagadhri - Akram Khan (Congress)
Nuh - Aftab Ahmed (Congress)
In the previous assembly polls in 2019, the BJP had won 40 seats and the Congress 31.
The BJP formed the government with the support of JJP while most Independents had also extended support to it then. However, JJP's post-poll tie-up with the BJP ended after the saffron party replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini as chief minister in March this year.
Prominent among those contesting Haryana Assembly poll 2024 were: BJP leader and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini (Ladwa seat), Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi seat), Congress's Vinesh Phogat (Julana), INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala (Ellenabad seat), JJP's Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan seat), BJP's Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt seat) and OP Dhankar (Badli seat), and AAP's Anurag Dhanda (Kalayat). Among the independent candidates include India's richest woman, the chairman emeritus of the OP Jindal Group, Savitri Jindal (Hisar seat), Ranjit Chautala (Rania seat) and Chitra Sarwara (Ambala Cantt seat).