Julana Assembly Constituency

Julana Assembly constituency, located in Jind district, is a critical battleground in Haryana’s 2024 state elections. Representing one of the 90 assembly seats, it is a part of the Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency. With significant voter turnout and evolving local issues, the constituency holds strategic importance in deciding Haryana’s political landscape. In the 2019 election, Amarjeet Dhanda of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) emerged victorious, defeating his rivals with a notable margin.

Constituency Overview

Constituency	Julana Assembly Constituency
Nature of Seats	General (Non-Reserved)
District	Jind
Total Voters	1,85,565 registered voters (2024)
Number of Booths	229 polling booths
Dominant Community	Jat (Rural and Agricultural Base)
Key Issues	Rural development, MSP for crops, infrastructure, agrarian welfare

2024 Assembly Election Results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
INC	Vinesh Phogat	65,080	46.86%	+37.02
BJP	Yogesh Bairagi	59,065	42.53%	+12.66
INLD	Surender Lather	10,158	7.31%	+6.66
JJP	Amarjeet Dhanda	2,477	1.78%	-47.23
AAP	Kavita Dalal	1,280	0.92%	+0.16
NOTA	None of the Above	202	0.15%	+0.06

Winner: Vinesh Phogat (INC) defeated Yogesh Bairagi (BJP) by a margin of 6,015 votes with a turnout of 1,38,871 voters (74.83%).

2019 Assembly Election Results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	% of Votes	Swing
JJP	Amarjeet Dhanda	61,942	49.01%	+5.03%
BJP	Parminder Singh Dhull	37,749	29.87%	+20.2%
INC	Dharmender Singh Dhull	12,440	9.84%	-15.78%
BSP	Naresh	4,020	3.18%	-14.76%
LSP	Ramphool Sharma	3,592	2.84%	N/A
CPI(M)	Ramesh Chander	2,016	1.60%	+0.8%
AAP	Rajkumar Pahal	958	0.76%	N/A
INLD	Amit Malik Nidani	826	0.65%	-43.33%
Independent	Telu Ram Jangra	930	0.74%	N/A

Winner: Amarjeet Dhanda (JJP) defeated Parminder Singh Dhull (BJP) by a margin of 24,193 votes with a turnout of 1,26,375 voters (72.78%).

2014 Assembly Election Results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	% of Votes	Swing
INLD	Parminder Singh Dhull	54,632	43.98%	+0.26%
INC	Dharmender Singh Dhull	31,826	25.62%	+5.81%
BSP	Arvind Kumar Sharma	22,286	17.94%	-9.6%
BJP	Sanjeev Buwana	12,013	9.67%	+7.27%
CPI(M)	Parkash Chander	984	0.79%	+0.53%

Winner: Parminder Singh Dhull (INLD) defeated Dharmender Singh Dhull (INC) by a margin of 22,806 votes with a turnout of 1,24,219 voters (77.58%).

2009 Assembly Election Results:

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
INLD	Parminder Singh Dhull	45,576	43.72%	+25.31
INC	Sher Singh	32,765	31.43%	-5.79
HJC(BL)	Sudhir Gautam	9,934	9.53%
BSP	Sumer Chabri	8,696	8.34%
BJP	Jahawar Saini	2,508	2.41%	-0.58
CPI(M)	Ramesh Chander	1,383	1.33%	-0.16
SP	Dr. Sanjay Lathar	1,161	1.11%	-4.64

Winner: Parminder Singh Dhull (INLD) defeated Sher Singh (INC) by a margin of 12,811 votes with a turnout of 1,04,255 voters (76.11%).

Julana Assembly Constituency SWOT Analysis

Strengths

• Historical Political Engagement: Julana has a substantial electorate with a history of voting over time. There was an energetic participation in this constituency during the 2014 and 2019 elections. The voter turnout was also way above expectations. In 2019, Amarjeet Dhanda, JJP had won with a significant margin of more than 61,000 votes ​
• Rural Base with Strong Jat Influence:  Julana has a rural base and a strong Jat community presence that usually influences the electoral results—agriculture as well as rural development work in favour of candidates who could meet that expectation.
• Emergence of High-Profile Candidates: Now that wrestler Vinesh Phogat herself is in the fray, Julana is witnessing the arrival of a big celebrity candidate who would energize a significant section of the electorate.

Weaknesses

• Literacy Rate and Gender Divide: The general literacy rate in Julana stands less than the national average with a female literacy of 52%​. In consequence, this has limited the input of the electorate on a wider governance level and may impact political consciousness.
• Infrastructural Development Lag:  Like most other rural constituencies in Haryana, Julana still lags behind where major infrastructural development in roads, healthcare, and education systems remains a potent point of discontent for the voters.

Opportunities

• Celebrity Influence and Youth Mobilization: The entrance of Vinesh Phogat can activate the younger voting segment and provide an opportunity for fresh leadership. Her sporting experience will once again resonate with the people who would like something beyond a traditional politician-patronage​.
• Political Realignment: A divided voter base between BJP, Congress, and AAP can prove to be an opportunity for smaller parties or independents willing to cash in on disaffection with the other parties.
• Focus on Rural Development Issues: Candidates who campaign on issues like MSP (Minimum Support Price) for crops, irrigation, and farmer welfare in a region as primarily agricultural would resonate highly with people.

Threats

• Factionalism and Local Political Rivalries:  The unrelenting struggle among political families like Dhull (BJP, Congress) and their fickle loyalties may confuse voters and split their votes.
• Agrarian Distress and Unresolved Farmer Issues: In case national or state policy fails to focus on agrarian problems, rural electorates in Julana may get demotivated and even threaten the voters to vote against the government.
• Unpredictable Political Shifts:  There are going to be so many small but impactful candidates that there will always be a possibility of making unexpected and unpredictable shifts among voters, especially after the entry of non-political icons like Vinesh Phogat​.

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Resources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julana_Assembly_constituency, Wikipedia