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Delhi polls: Minister Haroon Yusuf facing tough contest in Ballimaran

New Delhi:  Ballimaran, a predominantly Muslim settlement has been a Congress bastion since 1993 with Power Minister Haroon Yusuf winning four back-to-back elections but it may throw up a surprise this time due to “unkept”

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 23, 2013 14:18 IST, Updated : Nov 23, 2013 14:23 IST
Besides “unkept promises”, what actually may hurt the Congress is the food inflation “Our household budgets have gone haywire with even onions and tomatoes becoming a luxury. We want change but the alternative is just not worth voting for,” said Abdul Gaffar, a local trader.

He said schools and hospitals in the area are in “bad shape” and despite repeated requests nothing has been done to improve their condition.

When asked, Yusuf, however, claimed that lot of developmental works have been carried out in the area in the last five years and exhuded confidence of his victory.  The constituency has a total of 1,28,946 voters out of which 56,980 are women and 71,963 are men.
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