Haryana: Akali Dal secures 1st assembly seat

Chandigarh, Oct 22: Charanjeet Singh won Punjab"s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal its first electoral victory in Haryana Assembly Polls 2009.

Defeating Sushil Kumar Indora of the Congress by over 12,500 votes, Singh secured electoral victory for the Akali Dal in Haryana from the Kalanwali (reserved) assembly seat.

However, the other Akali Dal candidate, Charanjeet Kaur lost the Ambala city assembly seat to Congress candidate Venod Sharma by over 35,500 votes.

The candidates of the party fought under the Akali Dal symbol despite the party's alliance with Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).

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