In preparation for the Lok Sabha Elections, the Congress Party has unveiled its candidate lineup for Haryana, with Kumari Selja and Deepender Singh Hooda leading the charge from Sirsa and Rohtak, respectively. Mahendra Pratap and Varun Choudhary are set to contest from Faridabad and Ambala.
Jai Prakash, Divyanshu Budhiraja, Satpal Brahmachari, and Rao Dan Singh are among the other candidates chosen by the Congress for Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, and Bhiwani-Mahendragarh constituencies.
The electoral battle for the 10 parliamentary seats of Haryana is scheduled for a single-phase showdown on May 25. In a bid to maximise voter turnout, Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Anurag Aggarwal, has embarked on a unique initiative.
Invitation letters akin to wedding invites are being dispatched to voters, urging them to exercise their franchise.
The initiative aims to elevate voter participation to 75%, with booth-level officers extending warm welcomes to voters akin to wedding ceremonies. Voting in Haryana is slated for May 25, coinciding with the sixth phase of polling nationwide, with election notifications set to be issued on April 29.
Reflecting on past elections, the BJP emerged victorious in all 10 seats in Haryana during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the preceding 2014 elections, the BJP secured 7 seats, while the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Congress clinched 2 and 1 seat, respectively.
As the electoral process unfolds, the first phase of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha elections commenced recently across 108 parliamentary constituencies spanning 21 states and Union Territories. The subsequent round of voting is slated for April 26, with the eagerly anticipated results to be unveiled on June 4.
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