International wrestler <keyword id="6426260" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="babita-phogat">Babita Phogat</keyword>, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 assembly polls, on Wednesday resigned as the Deputy Director in <keyword id="41646" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Haryana">Haryana</keyword>'s Sports Department. She is likely to contest the bypoll in the state as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. "I am going to take an active part in politics and campaign in the Baroda assembly bypoll (in the state), besides the Assembly elections in Bihar," she told the media after resignation. She and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi were appointed deputy directors in the sports department on July 30. Winner of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Babita had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 assembly poll from Dadri. Earlier, she had resigned from the post of police sub-inspector on August 13, 2019, a day after joining the BJP with her father Mahavir Singh Phogat, a Droncahraya award winner. Mahavir, whose character was played by Aamir Khan in Hindi film 'Dangal', and his daughters -- Olympian and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Babita and international wrestler Sangeeta Phogat -- were also showcased. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/three-new-natural-gas-marketing-reforms-introduced-by-union-cabinet-to-reduce-dependence-on-imports/articleshow/78532983.cms">Three new natural gas marketing reforms introduced by Union Cabinet to reduce dependence on imports</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/fall-in-containment-zones-count-in-delhi-after-steady-rise-since-august-last-week/articleshow/78533145.cms">Fall in containment zones count in Delhi after steady rise since August last week</a>

Wrestler Babita Phogat quits government job to join politics

<ul><li>Wrestler and politician Babita Phogat was given a ticket by BJP in September from the Dadri constituency.</li><li>Sambir, an independent candidate is winning by a margin of 14080 votes.</li><li>She’s up against multiple political stalwarts. </li><li>The exit polls have predicted a close contest for Phogat.</li></ul>Wrestler Babita Phogat got a glitzy nomination as the Bharatiya Janata Party gave her a ticket from the Dadri constituency in Haryana. Sambir, an independent candidate is winning by a margin of 14080 votes. Commonwealth gold medalist Phogat, who has said that she was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is one of the party’s star candidates in the state. There are seventeen candidates in the fray from the Dadri constituency. But she is also up against political heavyweights like Satpal Sangwan of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and Nirpender Singh Sangwan of the Congress. Exit polls predict a close contest for Phogat, which is known for its surprise victories. According to <a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-beti-khilao-bjps-babita-phogat-advocates-sports-for-women-in-haryana-polls/340594">reports</a>, no candidate has won a second term in the constituency, with elections almost always ending up in an exciting, close contest. The Dangal girl had joined the party along with her father Mahavir Phogat in August, and in the end of September featured in the BJP candidate list. One half of the Phogat sisters, Babita shot to fame with her victories in wrestling. She won a silver in the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She went on to win a gold in the games in 2014 and in 2018. Phogat is batting for development in Dadri, water issues, women’s development and one of her election promises has also been to increase the influence of sports in the region. She had also famously added on to PM Modi’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign, by saying Beti Khilao.

Dangal girl Babita Phogat is losing her first election in Dadri

<ul><li>The total women representation in the Delhi assembly elections is now at 34%, compared to 27% earlier. </li><li>All the three major parties — Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and <keyword id="1575" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> together fielded 24 female candidates, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/24-in-2020-19-in-2015-more-women-contesting-delhi-assembly-election-year-1639642-2020-01-24">according to India Today.</a> </li><li>Congress has the highest share of women candidates at 10, followed by AAP which fielded nine candidates and <keyword id="14666" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> too gave tickets to five. </li><li>The parties have just about breached the reservation as recommended in the Women’s reservation Bill 2008. </li></ul>The number of women candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/24-in-2020-19-in-2015-more-women-contesting-delhi-assembly-election-year-1639642-2020-01-24">increased by</a> 5 candidates this year. That is a significant change as the total women representation is now at 34%, as compared to 27% earlier. All the three major parties — Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and Congress — together fielded 24 female candidates, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/24-in-2020-19-in-2015-more-women-contesting-delhi-assembly-election-year-1639642-2020-01-24">according to India Today.</a> Congress has the highest share of women candidates at 10, followed by AAP which fielded nine candidates and BJP too gave tickets to five. But the parties have just about breached the reservation as recommended in the Women’s reservation Bill 2008. Though the bill hasn’t passed, several parties tried to keep up with its recommendations of reserving 33% of the candidature to women. A bill which sought one-third reservation for women in the lower house of Parliament and all state assemblies — was passed by <keyword id="48510" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajya-Sabha">Rajya Sabha</keyword> in 2010. This was stalled after it failed to get votes in the Lok Sabha. It has remained in the pending pile ever since. In Lok Sabha Election 2019, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) also promised that they would allocate at least a third of tickets to women. Whereas, BJP and Congress failed to reserve seats for women in both Lok Sabha and state assembly though it was a part of their manifestos. The BJP fielded 12% women whereas Congress fielded 13.1% in the Lok Sabha election held last May. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/badminton-player-saina-nehwal-joins-bjp/articleshow/73725776.cms">After Gautam Gambhir and Babita Phogat, BJP ropes in Saina Nehwal to</a>o

Delhi Election 2020: BJP, AAP and Congress are fielding more women — but only as an obligation

<ul><li>The counting began at 8 am. </li><li>As many as 24 female candidates of BJP, AAP and Congress are awaiting people’s verdict. </li></ul>The female candidates fielded for the election will face an acid test as the voting commences today. This year, the percentage of women in the total voter turnout is 62.55% . In all, the final voting percentage came in at 62.59% <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Candidate Name </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Constituency </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Party </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Status </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Atishi </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Kalkaji </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Shikha Rai </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Greater Kailash </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Akanksha Ola </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Model Town </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Congress </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bandana Kumari </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Shalimar Bagh </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Bhawna Gaur </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Palam </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Parmila Tokas </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">RK Puram </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rajkumari Bhatia </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Adarsh Nagar </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Alka Lamba </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Chandni Chowk </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Congress </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Lata Sodhi </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Ballimaran </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rekha Gupta </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Shalimar Bagh </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rajkumari Dhillon </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hari Nagar </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Sarita Singh </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rohtas Nagar </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rakhi Bidlan </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Mangol Puri </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">AAP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Leading </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Anveeksha Tripathi Jain </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Babarpur </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Congress </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr><tr><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Kiran Vaid </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trilokpuri </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">BJP </td><td style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trailing</td></tr></tbody></table>As of 2.42pm, Feb 11, according to EC The number of women candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/24-in-2020-19-in-2015-more-women-contesting-delhi-assembly-election-year-1639642-2020-01-24">increased by</a> 5 candidates this year. That is a significant change as the total women representation is now at 34%, as compared to 27% earlier. All the three major parties — Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and Congress — together fielded 24 female candidates, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/24-in-2020-19-in-2015-more-women-contesting-delhi-assembly-election-year-1639642-2020-01-24">according to India Today.</a> Congress has the highest share of women candidates at 10, followed by AAP which fielded nine candidates and BJP too gave tickets to five. But the parties have just about breached the reservation as recommended in the Women’s reservation Bill 2008. Though the bill hasn’t passed, several parties tried to keep up with its recommendations of reserving 33% of the candidature to women. A bill which sought one-third reservation for women in the lower house of Parliament and all state assemblies — was passed by Rajya Sabha in 2010. This was stalled after it failed to get votes in the Lok Sabha. It has remained in the pending pile ever since. In Lok Sabha Election 2019, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) also promised that they would allocate at least a third of tickets to women. Whereas, BJP and Congress failed to reserve seats for women in both Lok Sabha and state assembly though it was a part of their manifestos. The BJP fielded 12% women whereas Congress fielded 13.1% in the Lok Sabha election held last May. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/badminton-player-saina-nehwal-joins-bjp/articleshow/73725776.cms">After Gautam Gambhir and Babita Phogat, BJP ropes in Saina Nehwal too</a>

Delhi election result 2020: BJP Lata Sodhi from Ballimaran and AAP's Rakhi Bidlan from Mangol Puri are leading

<ul><li>Badminton player <keyword id="30618" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Saina-Nehwal">Saina Nehwal</keyword> made her debut in politics with the Narendra Modi-led BJP. </li><li>The announcement came days before the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Election, which will kick off on February 8. </li><li>With this, she joins the list of sports persons like Gautum Gambhir and Babita Phogat joining politics.</li></ul>Badminton player and India’s first woman shuttler to feature in a world ranking Saina Nehwal just made her debut in politics. She joined the Narendra Modi-led BJP. <div type="twitter" handle="BJP4India" handlename="BJP" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/812531108092874753/frVON4bm_normal.jpg" favoritecount="359" retweetcount="135" status="Watch LIVE: Eminent personality @NSaina joins BJP at BJP HQ, New Delhi. https://t.co/2dLRwIoUR1" createdat="1580282079000" id="1222417757293006848"></div>

 Nehwal, 29, has over 24 international titles to her name — including Olympics and Commonwealth games. Nehwal is one of India's most successful badminton players. The report comes days before the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Election, which will commence on February 8. She is now one of the many sports stars that BJP has managed to attract like Gautum Gambhir and Babita Phogat Former cricket player Gambhir joined the party in 2019. Apart from being a star campaigner, he is the MP of East Delhi constituency. Female wrestler Babita Phogat also joined the BJP right before the last general election. She contested elections from Dadri constituency and lost. On January 10, BJP announced its 15-member election committee constituting the president Manoj Tiwari and all the MPs in the state including Vijay Goel and Satish Upadhyay. This is the first time that the national capital is going to polls after the Lok Sabha elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP bagged all the seats in Delhi. Delhi assembly polls will commence on February 8, 2020. The three main parties contesting elections constitute the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC). Both BJP and AAP has announced their candidates. While AAP has fielded all the 70 candidates. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/gautam-gambhir-mp-cricketer-and-commentator-will-have-a-lot-of-say-during-delhis-upcoming-assembly-election/articleshow/73180033.cms">Delhi Election 2020: Gautam Gambhir, MP, cricketer and commentator, will have a lot of say during Delhi’s upcoming assembly elections</a>

After Gautam Gambhir and Babita Phogat, BJP ropes in Saina Nehwal too

<ul><li>Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is gunning for a second term. </li><li>Khattar won from the Karnal constituency by a margin of 45188 votes.</li><li>He won the 2014 election with a majority of 63,736 votes.</li></ul>Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is waiting for his second term as BJP is aiming for a majority in the state assembly. Khattar won from the Karnal constituency by a margin of 45188 votes. Khattar was up against Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav. The poll of exit polls projected a win for BJP with a massive majority of 63 out of the 90 seats. However, there was only one poll, by India Today-Axis, which showed a neck-to-neck fight between the two coalitions- one led by the BJP and the other led by Congress. Also read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/bhupinder-singh-hooda-haryana-election-results-2019/articleshow/71734070.cms">Bhupinder Singh Hooda leads from Garhi Sampla constituency</a> On the voting day too, Khattar seemed confident of victory as took a train from Chandigarh, followed by an autorickshaw to his home, and then rode a bicycle to the polling station in Karnal. “People of Karnal showered me with their blessings in the last elections. I am hopeful that this time too, they will ensure my victory with a thumping margin — more than the one recorded in 2014,” Khattar had told <a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/khattar-files-papers-from-karnal/841231.html">media.</a> The man who led BJP’s victory in 2014 Khattar rode along with the BJP wave in 2014, as Narendra Modi came to power. In 2014, Khattar had become the first BJP Chief Minister; the party had taken a bold step betting on a Punjabi candidate in a state that is dominated by the Jat community. He won the 2014 state assembly election with a majority of 63,736 votes. He defeated the previously successful independent candidate from Karnal, Jaiprakash Gupta. Also read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/babita-phogat-haryana-assembly-elections-2019-result/articleshow/71725888.cms">Dangal girl Babita Phogat is hoping to win her first election in Dadri</a> From RSS to BJP, Khattar’s journey in politics Born in Rohtak, Khattar is not a new name in politics. He was just 24 when he joined RSS in 1977. Having worked for 14 years, he joined the BJP and went on to become the Organizational General Secretary of the state. As a strategist with both the RSS and the BJP, Khattar remained in the shadows until he was thrown into the spotlight in 2014 when he was chosen as the BJP's candidate for the CM elections. Controversies surrounding Khattar Khattar’s five-year term in the state has also been marred with multiple controversies with the biggest one being the Jat agitation in February 2016. The Jat agitation saw violent protests and unrests in the state as the community asked for inclusion in the Other Backward Class, so as to get the affirmative action benefits. He was also in news right after Article 370 was scrapped for his comments on Kashmiri girls. However, all that can held against Khattar pales in front of the poor perception of the opposition. The BJP has ensured that the corruption charges on Robert Vadra, the kin of the Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and the Chautala family that ruled the state earlier remain etched in public memory as they cast their vote. For his next 5 year term, Khattar has promised water for every household in Haryana. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/haryana-state-assembly-election-2019-final-result/articleshow/71730556.cms">The final result of Haryana state election 2019</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/haryana-state-election-result-winner-list/articleshow/71738657.cms">Haryana State Election result and Winner list</a>

Manohar Lal Khattar wins his constituency but is hanging on to Haryana by a thread

As per the election commission’s announcement, Haryana will go for polling for all its 70 assembly seats on Monday, October 21, 2019. The state is facing its general elections for the assembly since the tenure of the present government in the state is ending on November 2, 2019. While the election scene in the state is getting heated up, here is what you need to know about the Haryana general elections 2019. Important dates for the 2019 Assembly elections in Haryana <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Event </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Date </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Announcement of the dates of election by the Election Commission </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Saturday, September 21, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The Haryana election information is published in the gazette of India </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Friday, September 27, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Contesting candidates need to file their nominations by this date </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Friday, October 4, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The election commission will scrutinize the nominations and announce the selected candidates on </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Saturday, October 5, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The last date to withdraw the nominations for any candidate </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Monday, October 7, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The date of general elections for all the 70 constituencies in the state </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Monday, October 21, 2019 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Date of counting of the votes and declaration of the election results </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Thursday, October 24, 2019 </td></tr></tbody></table> The state of Haryana is at present ruled by the BJP government which bagged 47 constituencies out of the total number of 70 assembly seats in the 2019 general elections. BJP will field Manohar Lal Khattar from the Karnal constituency. Some of the other important candidates who will face the elections on behalf of the BJP are wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Babita Phogat, and former hockey captain Sandeep Singh who all joined the party only recently. On behalf of BJP, Ashim Goyal will fight from Ambala City, Gyan Chand Gupta will contest from Panchkula, Ghanshyam Das Arora will fight from Yamuna Nagar, Pawan Beniwal will contest from Ellenabad, Manish Grover will face the elections fromRohtak, Bapita Phogat will contest from Dadri, and Ghanshyam Sharaf has been nominated from Biwani. BSP's state unit president Prakash Bharti said BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) is fielding two women candidates in Haryana namely Shakuntala Bhatti and Sunita Dhull who will face the elections for the party from Shahbad (SC) and Pundri constituencies. In a recent move, BSP has called off its alliance with Jannayak Janata Party and has decided to face the elections independently. The main contest in the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana is seen between the BJP which is ruling the state right now and Congress. The other parties that are facing the elections this time in Haryana include the Indian National Lok Dal, JJP which emerged after some leaders split from the INLD, AAP, LSP, and Swaraj India party. LSP’s state unit chief Bharat Singh Chhokaris is to be nominated from the Samalkha seat. Talking about the nomination of the candidates for the various constituencies in Haryana, Haryana Congress Pesident Kumari Selja said, “Except for sitting MLAs, we had prepared panel for three to five aspirants on all the seats. We assure you, the best candidates will be picked.” See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/how-many-vidhan-sabha-seats-in-maharashtra/articleshow/71424705.cms">How many Vidhan Sabha seats in Maharashtra</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/how-many-vidhan-sabha-seats-in-haryana/articleshow/71424624.cms">How many Vidhan Sabha seats in Haryana</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="13227" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhupinder-Singh-Hooda">Bhupinder Singh Hooda</keyword> held the CM position from 2004-2014 and is also a four time MP.</li><li>Hooda won from his constituency with a margin of 58312 votes.</li><li>He fights from the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency which falls in the Rohtak district. </li></ul>Bhupinder Singh Hooda is leading from his <keyword id="8254285" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Garhi-Sampla-constituency">Garhi Sampla constituency</keyword>. He is contesting against Satish Kumar Nandal from BJP amongst others. Hooda won from his constituency with a margin of 58312 votes. Hooda, the two-time Chief Minister of Haryana, was once the leading the Congress and the state too. But his popularity has been slipping after Narendra Modi wave hit the country in 2014. He held the CM position from 2004-2014, and has also been an MP four times from his constituency Garhi Sampla-Kiloi from Rohtak district. Also read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/babita-phogat-haryana-assembly-elections-2019-result/articleshow/71725888.cms">Dangal girl Babita Phogat is hoping to win her first election in Dadri</a> In the assembly elections, Hooda with his political dominance is still a strong contender. Hooda is up against Satish Kumar Nandal, who was a member of Indian National Lok Dal but recently joined BJP. Nandal has been Hooda’s competitor from the same constituency for the past two elections but lost in 2014 by 47,185 votes while in 2009 he lost by 72,100 votes. However this time, Nandal has the BJP and Modi’s advantage with him. Even without the party advantage, Nandal has been closing in the vote margin in the last two elections. A dynasty man Hooda’s father Chaudhary Ranbir Singh Hooda too was a senior Congress leader, while his son Deepender Singh Hooda has served as an MP thrice from the Rohtak constituency. Holding onto the glories of the past Bhupinder Singh was able to save his constituency Garhi Sampla – even after Congress fell in the 2014 elections. Also read: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/who-is-jjp-leader-dushyant-chautala-and-jjp-final-result-in-haryana-state-elections-2019/articleshow/71734605.cms">Dushyant Chautala may hold the 'key' as the less than a year old Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) may have the precious few seats needed to form the next Haryana government</a> Work and controversy Hooda has the support of the Jat community behind him. But he also came under fire from the non-Jat community during the Jat agitation in February 2016. The Jat agitation lead into violent protests and unrest as the community sought to be included under Other Backward Class, to get the affirmative action benefits. He was also criticised for his ‘alleged support’ to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra in Gurgaon land case. In 2018, Hooda was also <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/robert-vadra-bhupinder-hooda-booked-in-gurugram-land-scam-case-1329757-2018-09-01">booked</a> over Gurgaon land deals. For 2019 assembly elections, Hooda has been raising his voice against the rising unemployment in the state, lack of development and the bad law and order situation. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/haryana-state-assembly-election-2019-final-result/articleshow/71730556.cms">The final result of Haryana state election 2019</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/haryana-state-election-result-winner-list/articleshow/71738657.cms">Haryana State Election result and Winner list</a>

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Polling began on Monday morning in 90 assembly constituencies of Haryana and during first over two hours poll percentage in the state was 7.44 per cent. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, officials said. As per the Election Commission data, brisk polling was going on in many districts. Among other districts, poll percentage in Jind was 7.91 per cent, <keyword id="57750" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhiwani">Bhiwani</keyword> 10.76 pc, Ambala 6.67 pc, Palwal 8.88 pc, Gurgaon 6.40 pc, Faridabad 6.10 pc, Mewat 10.24 pc, Rewari 6.79 pc, <keyword id="49507" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="rohtak">Rohtak</keyword> 9.80 pc, Hisar 11 pc and in <keyword id="53970" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karnal">Karnal</keyword> district it was 5.92 pc. Panchkula district had the lowest polling percentage at 2.46 pc. As many as 1,169 candidates including 105 women of various political parties are contesting the election. The prominent figures include Chief Minister Manohar Lal <keyword id="900635" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khattar">Khattar</keyword>, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, JJP's Dushyant Chautala and INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala. Haryana's lone woman minister Kavita Jain along with her husband and BJP leader Rajiv Jain and their two children, both first time voters, were among the early voters to cast vote in Sonipat. Chief Minister Khattar was travelling by a Jan Shatabdi train from Chandigarh to to cast his vote in Karnal from where he is seeking re-election. Dushyant Chautala rode a tractor to reach the polling booth in Sirsa along with his wife Meghna and MLA-mother Naina Chautala to cast their votes. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala along with his wife Gayatri exercised their right to franchise in Kaithal while Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja exercised her vote in Sirsa. Wrestler-turned-politician and BJP candidate from <keyword id="80511" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dadri">Dadri</keyword>, Babita Phogat also cast her vote from her native village in Bhiwani along with his father Mahavir Phogat and sister Geeta Phogat. Some contesting candidates also offered prayers at temples and other places of worship before casting their votes. The BJP led by Khattar has set a target of winning 75 seats, while the Congress is hoping to make a comeback following a change in guard in the state. Currently, the BJP has 48 members in the state assembly. As many as 19,578 polling stations have been set, including 13,837 in rural areas, Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Anurag Agarwal said. Tight security arrangements have been made and over 75,000 security personnel have been mobilised for the polls, DGP Manoj Yadava said earlier. Over 1.83 crore voters are eligible to vote that includes 85 lakh women, over one lakh service voters and 252 transgenders. This time, out of total eligible voters, over 89 lakh young voters are under 40 years of age and there are also over 3.82 lakh voters, many of them first-timers, who fall in the age group of 18-19 years. As many as 27,611 voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines are being used for the polls. CEO Agarwal said that webcasting would be done at 3,100 critical and vulnerable polling stations in the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Khattar and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has appealed to people to come out and vote in large numbers. In the polls, Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), a breakaway faction of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), is hoping for an improvement in its prospects following the debacle in Lok Sabha election, in which Bharatiya Janata Party had won all the 10 seats in the state. The JJP had emerged on the scene following a feud in the Chautala clan in December last year. The BSP, AAP, INLD-SAD combine, Swaraj India and the Loktantra Suraksha Party (LSP) have thrown their hat into the ring, though none of them is fighting on all 90 seats. Prominent amongst those in the contest are Chief Minister Khattar (Karnal), former chief minister and Congress Legislative Party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi) and Randeep Singh Surjewala (Kaithal). The BJP has fielded three sportspersons -- Babita Phogat (Dadri), Yogeshwar Dutt (Baroda in Sonipat) and Sandeep Singh (Pehowa) -- besides TikTok star Sonali Phogat (Adampur). Prestige of families of Haryana's famous 'Lals' -- Devi Lal, Bansi Lal and Bhajan Lal, who were former chief ministers--is at stake. Late Bansi Lal's daughter-in-law Kiran Choudhary (Tosham) and son Ranbir Mahendra (Badhra) are contesting as Congress candidates. Devi Lal's great grandson and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan) and granddaughter-in-law Naina Chautala (Badhra) are fighting as JJP candidates. Devi Lal's grandson and former chief minister O P Chautala's son Abhay Singh Chautala is fighting as INLD candidate (from Ellenabad). Late Bhajan Lal's sons Kuldeep Bishnoi (Adampur) and Chander Mohan (Panchkula) are in the fray as Congress nominees. While BJP denied tickets to 12 of its 48 sitting legislators including two Ministers, the Congress retained its sitting legislators while the INLD saw its prominent faces switching over to the BJP, the Congress and the JJP. In the 2014 assembly polls, the BJP for the first time came to power in Haryana on its own winning 47 seats. It won the Jind bypolls earlier this year, taking its total strength in the state assembly to 48. The INLD had 19 MLAs while the Congress has 17 legislators. The BSP and the SAD had bagged one seat each in the last polls while five were Independents.

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