Gurgaon is one of the ten constituencies in Haryana to go for polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 on Sunday, May 12. It is situated in the southern part of Haryana.
In the 2019 General elections, Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded sitting MP Rao Inderjit Singh. Congress leader Ajay Singh Yadav will contest from the constituency. While Balwan Singh is Virender Rana (INLD) candidate. Jannayak Janata Party’s Mahmood Khan is the AAP-JJP alliance candidate.
Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency comprises of following Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Bawal, Rewari, Pataudi, Badshahpur, Gurgaon, Sohna, Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana.
Sitting MP, party: Rao Inderjit Singh, BJP
Winning margin in 2014: 274,722
Runner up name, party: Zakir Hussain (INLD)
Number of voters in 2014: 1,320,619
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 71.55%
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,816
Key Lok Sabha candidates for 2019
- Rao Inderjit Singh (BJP)
- Ajay Singh Yadav (Congress)
- Mahmood Khan (JJP)
- Virender Rana (INLD)
Important dates to remember for Phase VI
| Issue of Notification | April 16 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 23 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 24 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 26 |
| Date Of Poll | May 12 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
In Phase VI for the voting for the 17th Lok Sabha, elections will take place in 59 Lok Sabha constituencies across 7 states. Voting for this phase will take place on May 12.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won a remarkable total of 7 seats, while the Congress party was reduced from 9 seats to 1, the INLD registered 2 seats to their name.
The turnout in the last general election in 2014 was more than 66%, up from 45% in 1951 when the first election was held.
In a first, candidates with criminal antecedents will have to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through TV channels on three occasions during the campaign period. The Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and postal ballot papers would for the first time carry the photograph of all the candidates to help voters identify the political leaders in the fray.
