Independent candidate Savitri Jindal, who is the chairperson emeritus of the OP Jindal Group, won from the Hisar constituency in the Haryana Assembly elections on Tuesday, data from the Election Commission showed.

The 74-year-old has represented Hisar twice. In March, Jindal quit the Congress and joined the BJP. However, she decided to contest alone after she failed to get a BJP ticket for the elections.

The former state minister won from Hisar on Tuesday with a margin of 18,941 votes.

The Congress’ Ram Niwas Rara placed second and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kamal Gupta placed third.

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In a social media post, Jindal thanked her “Hisar family” for the victory. “All of you have fought this election, this victory is also yours,” she said.

The Legislative Assembly in Haryana has 90 members and 46 seats are required for a majority.

The Assembly polls in the state took place in a single phase on Saturday. A turnout of 67.9% was recorded.

Most exit polls had projected the Congress to win a clear majority.

However, the Bharatiya Janata Party had won 48 seats of 9 pm on Tuesday, as the counting of votes for the Haryana Assembly elections was underway.

The Congress won 36 seats and was leading in one other as of 9 pm, while the Indian National Lok Dal clinched two seats. Three seats went to Indepedent candidates.

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