HISAR, 9 OCT: An otherwise listless contest for a Lok Sabha by-election in the Haryana pocketborough of a former Congressman has come to life with Anna Hazare's campaign to defeat the Congress on the Lokpal issue. With three political heavyweights locked in a triangular contest, the battle for the Hisar seat has turned fierce, but ruling Congress worries have increased as it has to fight not only its opponents but also tackle Team Hazare's campaign against it. Congress has fielded three-time MP from Hisar, Mr Jai Prakash (58). He is pitted against Haryana Janhit Congress Mr Kuldeep Bishnoi (42) and main Opposition INLD's Mr Ajay Singh Chautala (50).
In all, there are 40 candidates, mostly Independents, in the fray for the 13 October by-poll in the parliamentary constituency which has approximately 13.32 lakh voters, including 7.29 lakh males. HJC founder and former chief minister Mr Bhajan Lal, a veteran non-Jat politician whose death in June necessitated the by-election, had got 2.48 lakh votes in 2009 Lok Sabha poll, with Mr Sampat Singh (now a Congress leader) coming in the number two spot with 2.41 lakh votes and Mr Jai Prakash of Congress finishing third with 2.04 lakh votes. Ajay, at present MLA from Dabwali in Sirsa district, is son of INLD president and former CM Om Prakash Chautala while Mr Bishnoi is hoping to cash in on the good image his father late Bhajan Lal. HJC president Mr Bishnoi recently weaved an alliance with the BJP. Team Anna members have been criss-crossing the constituency distributing Hazares CDs and holding public meetings urging voters not to vote for the Congress as it has failed to bring Jan Lokpal Bill.
In all, there are 40 candidates, mostly Independents, in the fray for the 13 October by-poll in the parliamentary constituency which has approximately 13.32 lakh voters, including 7.29 lakh males. HJC founder and former chief minister Mr Bhajan Lal, a veteran non-Jat politician whose death in June necessitated the by-election, had got 2.48 lakh votes in 2009 Lok Sabha poll, with Mr Sampat Singh (now a Congress leader) coming in the number two spot with 2.41 lakh votes and Mr Jai Prakash of Congress finishing third with 2.04 lakh votes. Ajay, at present MLA from Dabwali in Sirsa district, is son of INLD president and former CM Om Prakash Chautala while Mr Bishnoi is hoping to cash in on the good image his father late Bhajan Lal. HJC president Mr Bishnoi recently weaved an alliance with the BJP. Team Anna members have been criss-crossing the constituency distributing Hazares CDs and holding public meetings urging voters not to vote for the Congress as it has failed to bring Jan Lokpal Bill.
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