Haryana Assembly Elections 2024: Anil Vij loses early lead, trails behind independent candidate

At the start, senior BJP leader Anil Vij led against Congress' Parvinder Pal Pari. Now, he is trailing by 943 votes against Chitra Sarwara, an independent candidate.

Senior BJP leader, Anil Vij who is contesting from Ambala Cantt. constituency is trailing behind an independent candidate.

At the beginning, he was leading against Congress' Parvinder Pal Pari. 

Now, to everyone's surprise, Vij is trailing behind Chitra Sarwara, an independent candidate by 943 votes.

Anil Vij won his first election from Ambala Cantt. constituency in 1990 and since then, he has won six consecutive times.

As he eyes for the eighth straight win, he has staked a claim for the CM seat even though BJP high command has chosen incumbent Nayab Singh Saini as the CM face.

Anil Vij is trailing behind an independent candidate.

"I am the party's senior-most MLA and have won six elections and am contesting my seventh one. I have never sought anything from my party so far."

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"But people from across Haryana and people of my own constituency have been meeting me... I will stake claim for the chief minister's post," 71-year-old Vij said.

What happened in the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections in Haryana?

The Ambala Cantt. constituency had 1,92,546 eligible voters in 2019, but only saw 1,20,722 votes polled—a turnout of 62.7 per cent.

BJP candidate Anil Vij won the Ambala Cantt. constituency in the 2019 elections, with a margin of 20,165 votes.

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Assembly Elections 2024 | In the first assembly polls since the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi and the BJP face a rejuvenated and vindicated Opposition in the Haryana assembly polls. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is voting after almost a decade and it remains to be seen how the abrogation of Article 370 has impacted the political landscape of the Valley. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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