MLA Mewa Singh, CM Naib Saini
The Congress has released its first list for the Haryana assembly elections and approved the names of 32 candidates. The party has given ticket to Mewa Singh from Ladwa seat. BJP has fielded CM Naib Singh Saini from this seat, then now Mewa Singh will face CM Naib Singh Saini directly in this seat.
Congress has expressed confidence in Mewa Singh from where BJP has fielded CM Naib Singh Saini. Behind this confidence is Mewa Singh’s political journey. Mewa Singh has emerged as the big face of Congress party in Haryana politics.
Who is Mewa Singh?
Congress also fielded confidence in Mewa Singh from Ladwa seat in the last assembly elections (2019) and Mewa Singh defeated BJP’s Pawan Saini by 12,637 votes. Mewa Singh entered politics in the year 1985-86, he started his political journey as a Sarpanch. After this he became a part of Indian National Lok Dal and took charge of Kurukshetra Zilla Parishad Chairman.
First contested election on BJP ticket
Ladwa is an assembly seat of Kurukshetra district, which was created in the year 2009 from Thanesar constituency of Kurukshetra. Mewa Singh contested the first election on a BJP ticket. He could get only 21 thousand 775 votes in this election. In the 2009 election, Indian National Lok Dal Party’s Sher Singh Badashami won, while Congress’s Kailasho Devi Saini came second.
When did you join Congress?
Mewa Singh left BJP and joined Congress in 2011. However, he was implicated in the JBT scam, due to which he could not contest the 2014 elections and his wife Bachan Kaur contested, but was unsuccessful and finished third. BJP’s Pawan Saini won the 2014 election.
Won in 2019
After winning in 2014, BJP once again gave ticket to Pawan Saini from Ladwa seat in 2019 elections and this time Congress fielded Mewa Singh. Although there was a fierce contest between the two, Mewa Singh won by a margin of more than 12 thousand votes. Mewa Singh got 57 thousand 665 votes while BJP’s Pawan Singh got more than 45 thousand votes.
History of Ladwa Seat
Ladwa seat is currently considered to be a hot seat in the Haryana assembly elections, as the BJP has staked its claim on CM Naib Saini, due to which the competition in this seat has increased. Mewa Singh of Congress is in direct competition with former CM Naib Saini of BJP. However, as per the history of this meeting, there have been changes every year.
No candidate has managed to win twice in a single election. INLD won this seat in 2009, while in 2014 election went to BJP, then in 2019 Mewa Singh of Congress won this seat. However, it remains to be seen who will crown Ladli Seat this time. Haryana will hold elections in a single phase on October 5, the results of which will be declared on October 8.
