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Among the 90 assembly seats in Haryana, the Ambala City seat is in the headlines. Because Haryana government minister and CM Nayab Singh Saini’s close associate Aseem Goyal is contesting from this seat. This area is famous for Asia’s largest textile market.
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The Congress party has expressed confidence in Nirmal Singh. While the Aam Aadmi Party has placed its bet on Advocate Ketan Sharma. BSP has given ticket to Malkit Singh. On the other hand, Parul Nagpal is the Azad Samaj Kanshiram Party candidate.
BJP has won Ambala city seat in two consecutive assembly elections. Earlier in the 2009 elections, Vinod Sharma of Congress was elected MLA from here. This seat is considered a BJP stronghold. BJP has won this seat five times, Congress three times and Janata Party once.
The total number of voters in Ambala City area is 2,62,199. Among these, the number of female voters is 92125 and the number of male voters is 99614. Ambala City has mainly businessmen and Hindu vote bank. If we look at the trend of the last two times, BJP has got the benefit of Bania and Pandit community in the Hindu vote bank. If we talk about Jat votes then there are 20701 votes. There are 26244 voters in Valmiki Bhaichara and 26202 voters in Harijan. The votes of these two communities may go to the BSP and the Congress.
People say that after being an MLA for two consecutive terms, Minister Aseem Goyal is facing a wave of anti-rule. There is resentment among the people here and especially the business class because of the closure of the Shambhu border. However, the construction of a dam on the Ghaggar river creates factors in favor of the BJP. At the same time, some people say that the BJP candidates have succeeded in taking the central plans to the people here.
The Congress party can benefit from 10 years of anti-belligerence in this election. At the same time, the anger of farmers and business classes against the BJP can also generate votes in favor of the Congress. Most people say that no matter who the leader or the party is, they will only vote for the one who works.
Understand the Ambala-City Assembly equation in 4 points
- Punjabi and Jat Sikhs have about 90 thousand votes in Ambala City. Maximum 33572 votes come from Arora Khatri community. Aseem Goyal has a good grip on the Hindu vote bank. Being close to CM Nayab Saini, he also has good influence among the people.
- The merchant is in second place here with 31350 votes. The vote bank of the Pandits is number 30942. Aseem Goyal of BJP was victorious in 2014 and 2019. If we look at the trend of the last 2 years, BJP has got the advantage of Bania and Pandit community in the Hindu vote bank.
- If we talk about Jat votes then there are 20701 votes. There are 26244 voters of Valmiki brotherhood and 26202 voters of Harijan. The votes of these two communities may go to the BSP and the Congress.
- Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Advocate Ketan Sharma. As he is young and educated he may get some votes. Malkit Singh of BSP and Parul Nagpal of Azad Samaj Kanshiram Party may get votes from OBC and SC community.
Broken and waterlogged roads will hamper Aseem Goyal’s hat-trick.
The people of Ambala city say that no big project could be brought here in the last 10 years. The ongoing projects are also incomplete. People have never been able to get even basic facilities properly. People of Ambala city are very troubled due to broken and waterlogged roads.
People in the textile market say there is anger among shopkeepers as goods worth lakhs of rupees are damaged due to waterlogging caused by rain. While Shambhu Board has been closed for the past few months, due to which business in Ambala city has stopped. Shop owners blame the Haryana government for this. There is anger among the people that the Haryana government is not talking to the people sitting on the border. Due to the closure of Shambhu border, traders cannot enter Ambala city.
About BJP candidate Aseem Goyal..
Aseem Goyal is a senior BJP leader. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ambala City (Assembly constituency) in the 2014 and 2019 Haryana Assembly elections as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Asim has received a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Haryana Assembly in 2024. He is close to Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, due to which he has also got a place in the cabinet.
Goyal had promised to make India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ at an event organized by Samajik Chetna Sangathan on the Uniform Civil Code at Aggarwal Dharamshala in Ambala city and said he was ready to “make or take sacrifices” for it that every person who living in India as a Hindu.
Congress had won in 2009
In the 2009 elections, Vinod Sharma contested the elections on the Congress ticket and won, but in the 2014 elections, he contested as a HJCPV candidate, but the seat slipped from his hands. In the elections, the BJP got 37.29 percent votes and Vinod Sharma got 22.89 percent votes.
There was an interesting competition in 2014
Before this, the 2014 assembly elections were also quite interesting. During this period there was a Modi wave in the entire country. BJP had approached Aseem Goyal. The Congress had bet on Himmat Singh. Although he won this seat in 2009, not only did the Congress candidate have to face a massive defeat, but the party reached the third position.
BJP candidate got 60216 votes in the election. HJCPV candidate Vinod Sharma stood second. Sharma had got 36964 votes. Himmat Singh of Congress got 34,658 votes. The difference between victory and defeat was 23252 votes. The total number of voters in this election was 228573 while 161486 voters exercised their franchise.
Nirmal had ruined the Congress game in 2019
If we talk about assembly elections 2019, BJP’s Aseem Goyal got a total of 64896 votes from this seat. Annoyed by the Congress, Nirmal Singh entered the fray as an independent candidate. He got 55944 votes and stood second. Jasveer Singh Mallor of Congress was restricted to only 20091 votes.
Nirmal Singh had formed his own party
In November 2019, Nirmal Singh formed his party Haryana Democratic Front. Under his leadership, the party formed its state, district, ward and village units in different districts of North Haryana within two years. The new party contested the 2020 Municipal Corporation Elections in Ambala city and won two councilor seats, while their mayoral candidate finished third.
A conversation with the people of Ambala City
Business stopped due to closure of Shambhu border
The shop owner of the textile market, Prem Singh, said that due to the closure of the Shambhu border, traders have suffered a lot. No matter which government it is, people only get security. Today traders from Himachal and Punjab do not come to Haryana. Goods orders are not accepted for many days.
It has also become difficult for shopkeepers to pay wages to their workers. The leaders of all parties are coming to ask for votes, but no one is able to explain when the border will open. The trade body is with both sides at the moment. Talking about rural areas, this time voters like Congress.
People are worried due to lack of business, government is not paying any attention – Ram Singh Nikka
Ravidas Majri, a resident of Ram Singh Nikka business, said that in the last 10 years, the BJP had a chance, but this time people want change. This time people have decided to give Congress a chance. People are angry because of the lack of development work. No matter who the leader or the party is, we will only vote for the one who works.
Some work has been done in Ambala city, some are still incomplete – Padma Khanna
Padam Khanna, who runs a bookstore, said that some development work has been done in Ambala, but some work is still incomplete. People who know about the schemes run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are taking advantage of it, but those who don’t know are still blaming political parties. Whoever becomes the ATM of the constituency, should first of all give information to the people about the schemes run by the Central Government or the State Government, so that people can avail the benefits of the schemes in the right way.
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