Uchana Kalan Haryana Assembly Election Results Today: JJP's Dushyant Chautala trails according to ECI trends

The counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir is set to take place today, beginning at 8 a.m. Election officials, along with representatives from various political parties, are expected to arrive at the counting centers by 5 a.m. Poll officials will be briefed and positioned at their respective counting tables by 6 a.m. before the process begins.

JJP leader Dushyant Chautala is trailing from the Uchana Kalan assembly seat in Haryana, according to Election Commission of India trends. Counting of votes polled in the October 5 assembly elections in Haryana began at 8 am on Tuesday.

Chautala, a former deputy chief minister of Haryana, was at the fifth spot, the trends showed around 10.30 am.

Congress candidate Brijendra Singh was leading by a margin of 1,362 votes from his nearest rival and BJP candidate Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri.

Initially, postal ballots will be counted. These are reserved for specific groups, such as persons with disabilities, security personnel, and government employees involved in essential services. Following this, votes cast via Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be tallied.

Early trends are expected to emerge by midday, though the final results will likely be clear by late afternoon. As each constituency completes counting, results will be announced. In India’s first-past-the-post electoral system, the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is declared the winner.

For those interested in tracking the results as they unfold, live coverage will be provided by ET.

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Haryana Assembly Election Results Today: Key Contestants and Constituencies

One of the closely watched constituencies in Haryana is Uchana Kalan, located in Jind district. In the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, Uchana Kalan recorded a voter turnout of 75.44%. Key candidates contesting from this seat include Devender Attri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Brijendra Singh from the Indian National Congress (INC), alongside several independent candidates.

Dushyant Chautala of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) currently holds the seat. In the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, he defeated Prem Lata of the BJP by a margin of 47,452 votes. Chautala secured 92,504 votes, while Prem Lata received 45,052 votes. Chautala is contesting for a second consecutive term in 2024, but faces challenges from a potentially shifting Jat vote bank, particularly following the JJP's stance during the farmers' protests against the now-repealed farm laws.

This constituency also falls under the Hisar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the INC’s Jai Prakash won the Hisar seat, defeating the BJP’s Ranjit Chautala by a margin of 63,381 votes. The Uchana Kalan constituency is part of the Hisar Lok Sabha seat and has seen its fortunes fluctuate over the years. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP's Brijendra Singh won the Hisar seat, defeating JJP's Dushyant Chautala.

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Haryana Assembly Election Results Today: Past Election Data

In the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections, Prem Lata of the BJP won the Uchana Kalan seat, defeating Dushyant Chautala, then of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), by a margin of 7,480 votes. In the 2009 elections, Om Prakash Chautala of the INLD won the seat, narrowly defeating Birender Singh of the INC by a margin of just 621 votes. Uchana Kalan, a semi-urban constituency, is one of 90 Assembly seats in Haryana, which went to the polls on October 5, 2024.

The political history of Uchana Kalan is closely linked to the Chautala family, with Dushyant Chautala winning the seat in 2019, after his grandfather, Om Prakash Chautala, held it in 2009. The seat has witnessed significant competition over the years, with narrow victory margins in several elections.

Haryana Assembly Election Results Today: Contestants in 2024

For the 2024 Assembly elections, a total of 20 candidates contested the Uchana Kalan seat. Some of the key candidates include:

• Amarjeet Singh from the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), a 35-year-old farmer, who has declared assets worth Rs 17,000.
• Brijendra Singh from the Indian National Congress (INC), a 52-year-old retired IAS officer, who has declared assets worth Rs 36.6 crore.
• Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri from the BJP, a businessman, with assets worth Rs 4.9 crore.
• Dushyant Chautala from JJP, who holds assets worth Rs 122.6 crore and is seeking re-election for a second term.
• Other candidates include several independents like Bijender Singh, Comrade Ramesh Khatkar, Devender Sheoran, and Virender Ghogharian, representing various professions from agriculture to business.

Haryana Assembly Election Results Today: Poll Timeline

The Uchana Kalan constituency, being a crucial part of the political landscape in Haryana, is expected to see intense competition. With a 67% voter turnout this year, the big question remains whether Dushyant Chautala can retain his seat or if there will be a political shift.

Voting for the seat took place on October 5, 2024, with the results expected by the end of the day on October 8, 2024. In previous elections, Uchana Kalan saw polling on October 21, 2019, with results announced on October 24, 2019, and before that on October 15, 2014, with results declared on October 19, 2014. The state's political future hangs in the balance as the counting of votes continues.

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