Ambala City Assembly Election 2024: The Ambala City constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. It is a general seat, not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Scheduled Tribes (STs), and is one of the 9 assembly segments of the Ambala (SC) Parliamentary seat.
Key political parties contesting from Ambala city seat
The main political parties contesting the Ambala City seat are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram). For the 2024 elections, BJP has again placed its faith in Aseem Goel Naneola, giving him the ticket for the third time. Congress has fielded Nirmal Singh Mohra as their candidate, while AAP has nominated Ketan Sharma, a first-time candidate, giving a significant fight. Additionally, the BSP has fielded Malkit Singh Bhanokheri, while Parul Nagpal Udaipuria represents the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram).
Key candidates for the Ambala City seat
- Aseem Goel Naneola (BJP)
- Ketan Sharma (AAP)
- Nirmal Singh Mohra (Congress)
- Malkit Singh Bhanokheri (BSP)
- Parul Nagpal Udaipuria (Azad Samaj Party - Kanshi Ram)
Previous election results (2019 and 2014)
In the 2019 Ambala City Assembly Elections, BJP candidate Aseem Goel Naneola for the second time won the seat with a margin of 8,952 votes, receiving 64,896 votes and securing 42.2% of the vote share. He defeated independent candidate Nirmal Singh Mohra, who received 55,944 votes, polling at 36.38%.
It was in the 2014 Haryana Assembly Elections, that BJP candidate Aseem Goel Naneola first marked his victory from the Ambala City seat, securing 60,216 votes. His main competitor, HJCPV candidate Venod Sharma, received 36,964 votes and finished second, with Goel winning by a margin of 23,252 votes.
However, in the 2024 elections, it will be interesting to see how first-time candidates from AAP and Congress perform against BJP's two-time winner Aseem Goel Naneola.
Ambala City Assembly Elections: Polling Date
The Ambala City constituency will go to the polls on October 5 (Saturday). The Election Commission of India (ECI) changed the voting date from October 1 to October 5 following requests from several political parties and social organizations.
Ambala City Assembly Elections: Results
The result for the Ambala City constituency will be declared on October 8 (Tuesday), along with the other 89 constituencies in Haryana. The ECI postponed the result date from October 4 to October 8.
