Tue Oct 08 02:52:42 UTC 2024: ## Ambala City Seat: BJP’s Asim Goyal Faces Tight Race in Haryana Assembly Election

**Ambala, Haryana:** The Haryana Assembly Election results are expected today, with the counting of votes commencing at 8 AM. The Ambala City seat, considered a key battleground, is witnessing a close contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

The BJP has fielded its sitting MLA and Minister, Asim Goyal, for a second term. The Congress has countered with Chaudhary Nirmal Singh, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has nominated Ketan Sharma. The alliance of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) and the Azad Samaj Party has fielded Parul Nagpal.

In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Asim Goyal secured a victory with 64,896 votes, defeating Nirmal Singh (55,944 votes) who contested as an independent candidate. The Congress candidate, Jasbir Singh, finished third with only 20,091 votes.

The BJP had also won the seat in 2014, with Asim Goyal defeating the HJC-PVP candidate by a margin of 23,252 votes, securing 37.29% of the total votes.

While the Ambala City seat is keenly observed, the overall election results will determine the fate of various political parties in the state.

**Note:** The text also mentions the upcoming Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, but this information is unrelated to the Ambala City election and has been omitted from the news article.

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