Chautala son to contest Haryana by-election
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has fielded his son Abhay Singh Chautala for the Jan 20 by-election in Ellenabad assembly constituency.
Abhay is the younger son of the INLD chief. Om Prakash Chautala and his elder son Ajay Singh Chautala are both members of the state assembly.
Om Prakash Chautala vacated the Ellenabad seat as he had been elected from two assembly seats - Uchana Kalan (Jind) and Ellenabad (Sirsa).
While he won frome Uchana Kalan seat by just 621 votes against Congress stalwart and former finance minister Birender Singh, his victory margin in Ellenabad was over 16,400 votes.
Abhay will take on Bharat Singh Beniwal of the ruling Congress in the election.
- Chautala wins two seats, defeats Haryana finance minister (Lead) - Oct 22, 2009
- Chautala quits Ellenabad assembly seat, retains Uchana Kalan - Nov 04, 2009
- Chautala defeats finance minister by 621 votes - Oct 22, 2009
- Foggy start to voting in Haryana's Ellenabad by-poll - Jan 20, 2010
- INLD gets early lead in Haryana's Ellenabad bypoll - Jan 23, 2010
- Chautala trio in, Haryana Congress still short of majority - Jan 25, 2010
- INLD wins Haryana's Ellenabad by-poll (Second Lead) - Jan 23, 2010
- Hooda faces acid test in bypoll against Chautalas - Jan 18, 2010
- Counting in Ellenabad by-poll Saturday - Jan 22, 2010
- Birender Singh files papers for Rajya Sabha seat - Jun 30, 2010
- Heavy polling in Haryana's Ellenabad bypoll (Lead) - Jan 20, 2010
- Over 89 percent turnout in Haryana by-poll (Second Lead) - Jan 20, 2010
- Abhey Chautala wins Haryana's Ellenabad seat - Jan 23, 2010
- Half of Haryana ministers lose polls (Lead) - Oct 22, 2009
- All eyes on Hisar - to fill Bhajan Lal's shoes - Sep 11, 2011
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