Haryana assembly election: Key candidates and constituencies | Read list

Wrestler=turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, who is contesting on a Congress ticket, is among 101 women and 1031 candidates in the fray.

The Haryana assembly election will be held in a single phase on Saturday, with as many as 1031 candidates, including 101 women, in the fray for the 90-member Haryana legislative assembly.

Julana: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with party candidate Vinesh Phogat (left) during the party's Haryana Vijay Sankalp Jansabha, in Julana, Haryana, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

All eyes will be on former wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who joined the Congress party last month and is contesting her maiden election, from the Julana assembly constituency. Other major candidates include chief minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini, state Congress stalwart and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, ex-deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, among others.

The northern state will witness a direct showdown between the two national parties – BJP and Congress – with the saffron party battling a 10-year anti-incumbency. On the other hand, the latter is aiming to form government here for the first time in a decade.

Meanwhile, the counting of votes is on Tuesday.

Candidates and constituencies to watch

Seat	BJP	Congress	AAP	JJP-ASP	INLD-BSP
Ladwa	Nayab Singh Saini	Mewa Singh	Joga Singh	Vinod Sharma	Sapna Barshami
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi	Manju Hooda	Bhupinder Singh Hooda	Pravin Gushkhani	Sushila Deshwal	Krishan
Julana	Captain Yogesh Bairagi	Vinesh Phogat	Kavita Dalal	Amarjeet Dhanda	Surendra Lathar
Karnal	Jagmohan Anand	Sumita Virk	Sunil Bindal	Jitendra Rayal	Surjeet Singh Pehelwan
Ambala Cantt	Anil Vij	Parimal Pari	Raj Kaur Gill	Avtar Kardhan	Onkar Singh
Gurugram	Mukesh Sharma	Vardhan Yadav	Nishant Anand	Ashok Jangra	Gaurav Bhatia
Uchana Kalan	Devender Atri	Brijendra Singh	Pawan Fauji	Dushyant Chautala	Vinod Pal
Ellenabad	Amir Chand Mehta	Bharat Singh Beniwal	Manish Arora	Anjani Ladha	Abhay Singh Chautala
Tosham	Shruti Choudhry	Anirudh Choudhry	Daljeet Singh	Rajesh Bharadwaj	Om Singh