Adampur by-election voting today: BJP’s grand but challenging to save family stronghold; Hooda’s reputation at stake on the pretext of JP

Candidates of 3 major parties in Adampur by-election.

Voting is going on in Adampur seat of Hisar district of Haryana today. The main political parties in this by-election are BJP, Congress, INLD and Aam Aadmi Party. However, the main contest is believed to be between Bhavya Bishnoi of BJP and Jaiprakash of Congress.

In front of Bhavya Bishnoi, where is the challenge of saving the family stronghold. On the pretext of Jaiprakash, the credibility of veteran Congressman Bhupinder Singh Hooda is at stake. The Aam Aadmi Party has played bets on Satendra Singh, who left the BJP. On the other hand, INLD has nominated Kurdaram Numberdar, who left the Congress, as its candidate.

This is the fourth challenge of the by-election in front of CM Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana. He has lost 3 by-elections in his 8-year government. This time he is hoping to win with the support of Bhajanlal’s family.

Bhavya Bishnoi of BJP is the grandson of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. Earlier, he had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Congress. in which he had lost. At the same time, Jaiprakash of Congress has been a three-time MP from Hisar and once a Union Minister. He has also become an independent MLA from Kaithal’s Kalayat in 2014.

In the new term government in Haryana, BJP has lost 2 by-elections in the last 3 years. This is the third by-election in this government.

180 booths, 1 lakh 71 thousand 473 voters
In Adampur, polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm in 180 booths. Out of these booths, there are 36 sensitive and 39 very sensitive booths. There are 1 lakh 71 thousand 473 voters in Adampur by-election, out of which 91 thousand 805 are male voters and 79 thousand 668 are female voters. The counting of votes for the bypolls will be held on November 6. 14 tables will be set up for counting of votes and counting of votes will be done in 13 rounds.

All the prominent candidates contesting the Adampur by-election are crorepatis. In which the richest Aam Aadmi Party candidate is Satendra Singh.

Why is the bypoll happening?
Kuldeep Bishnoi came from this seat in the year 2019 after winning the assembly elections on a Congress ticket. He is the son of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. Former state president of Haryana Congress, Kumari Selja has resigned due to lack of coordination with former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda. After the resignation of Selja on 9 April 2022, Kuldeep Bishnoi was the contender for the post of president. However, Hooda succeeded and Udaybhan became the president. Because of which Kuldeep left the Congress. Then he joined BJP and resigned from the post of MLA here.

From the Congress point of view, this by-election is a big challenge for Bhupendra Hooda and his MP son Deepender Hooda. By winning this election, Hooda wants to confirm the claim of making himself the CM face in the 2024 assembly elections.

Adampur has been dominated by Bhajanlal family
Till now, the family of former CM Bhajan Lal has been winning from Adampur assembly. Bhavya Bishnoi is now going to enter the electoral fray in this seat as the third generation of Bhajan Lal. Bhajan Lal was elected MLA from here in the years 1968, 1972, 1977 and 1982.

Kuldeep Bishnoi and his wife Renuka Bishnoi joined the BJP after a rift with Bhupinder Hooda in the Congress.

In 1987, Bhajan Lal’s wife Jasma Devi won the election. Bhajan Lal won the elections again in 1991 and 1996. By-elections were held in 1998 and Kuldeep Bishnoi was elected MLA. Then in 2000 and 2005, Bhajan Lal was elected as the MLA. In the 2008 by-elections, Bhajanlal won. In the 2009 elections, Renuka Bishnoi, wife of Kuldeep Bishnoi, won the election. After this, in 2014 and 2019, Kuldeep Bishnoi became an MLA by winning the elections.