Thirteen women have made history in the Haryana assembly elections, securing seats in the 90-member legislative body, as compared to the 2019 polls, where only eight women were elected as MLAs.
Out of the 1,031 candidates who contested the October 5 polls, 101 were women, and 464 were Independents. The BJP and Congress parties boasted notable female representation, with five women candidates from the BJP and seven from the Congress emerging victorious.
Independent candidate Savitri Jindal won the Hisar assembly seat. She defeated Congress' Ram Niwas Rara by a margin of 18,941 votes. Jindal is the mother of BJP's Kurukshetra MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal.
BJP nominee Shakti Rani Sharma won the Kalka seat while Krishna Gahlawat won the Rai assembly segment.
BJP nominee Shruti Choudhary, who is the daughter of BJP MP Kiran Choudhary, won the Tosham seat, while party candidate Arti Singh Ran who is the daughter of Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, won the Ateli seat.
Kiran Choudhary, the daughter-in-law of former Haryana chief minister Bansi Lal, switched from the Congress to the BJP in June this year. BJP's Bimla Chaudhary won the Pataudi assembly seat.
Among the Congress candidates, wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the Julana assembly segment while former minister and Congress nominee Geeta Bhukkal retained the Jhajjar seat.
Shalley Chaudhary won the Naraingarh seat while Shakuntla Khatak won the Kalanaur seat.
Pooja won the Mulana assembly segment while Renu Bala won the Sadhaura seat.
Congress nominee Manu Choudhry won the Nangal Chaudhary seat.
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