A total of 68 percent voters exercised their franchise in Baroda bypoll on Tuesday. It was being seen as a battle of prestige for all parties in Haryana.The Election Commission data revealed that the voter turnout for Baroda seat was 68 percent till 6 PM on Tuesday and the final polling percentage might witness slight n changes as few voters were in line to cast their vote. The polling started at 7 am and continued till 6 pm amid tight security arrangements. A total of 14 candidates including a woman contestant, were in the fray. The seat had recorded 69.43 percent polling in the 2019 Haryana assembly polls. The bypoll in Baroda was necessitated by the demise of former Congress legislator Shree Krishan Hooda. All parties put their best to woo the voters ahead of the election leaving no stone unturned. Although the election was quite peaceful, the Congress filed a complaint against former BJP cabinet minister Manish Grover and his supporters accusing them of entering a polling booth illegally.04/11/2020
All the parties’ leaders claimed a huge victory in the election. BJP and INLD relied upon the previous candidates, who faced debacle in the recent elections, namely wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and Jogender Malik respectively while the Congress had fielded new candidate Induraj Narwal . The counting will be held on November 10.