The counting of votes for 10 Parliamentary constituencies in Haryana would take place under a three-tier security arrangement on Friday. The counting would start at 8’o clock.
Shrikant Walgad, Chief Electoral Officer, said all the entry points near the counting centres would not only be sealed but also checked properly or minutely so that no anti-social element could disturb the counting process.
Metal detectors and other equipments necessary for proper check has also been set up at every counting centre with the help of local police.
Ten candidates would be elected for Parliament out of total 242 candidates from different political parties and Independents in Haryana.
In Gurgaon, the main fight is between BJP’s Rao Inderjit Singh and INlD’s Zakir Hussain. However, Congress party’s Rao Dharampal and Aam Aadmi Party’s Yogender Yadav are also showing their presence there.
Similarly, in Hisar the main fight is between INlD’s Dushyant Chautala and Haryana Janhit Congress and BJP’s alliance’s candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi. Congress has fielded Sampat Singh and AAP Yudhbir Singh Khyalia.
In Ambala, the main contest is between BJP’s Rattan lal Kataria and INlD Kusum Sherwal besides Congress party’s Raj Kumar Balmiki.
In Kurukshetra, the contest is between Congress’ Naveen Jindal, INlD’s Balbir Singh Saini and BJP’s Raj Kumar Saini.
In Sirsa, INlD’s Charanjeet Singh Rori and HJC’s Sushil Indora have a direct contest with the sitting Congress MP and party candidate Ashok Tanwar.
In Karnal Congress’ Arvind Kumar Sharma is facing BJP’s Ashwani Kumar and INlD’s Jaswinder Singh Sandhu.
In Sonipat main fight is between Congress’s Jagbir Singh Malik, INlD’s Padam Singh, and BJP’s Ramesh Chander.
In Rohtak Congress’s Deepinder Singh Hooda and BJP’s Om Parkash Dhankar along with AAP’s Naveen Jai Hind and INlD’s Shamsher Singh Kharkara are locked in a bitter contest.
In Faridabad, there is direct fight between Avtar Singh Bhadana of Congress and BJP’s Krishan Pal Gurjar though INlD’s RK Anand is also good candidate there.
In 2009, Congress had won nine seats and Haryana Janhit Congress one. The exit polls this time have predicted a rout of the Congress and a BJP sweep in the State.