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One clear choice: Harsh Chhikara
Service before office, work before speeches. Fourteen years on the ground, 200+ public movements and the trust of 14,761 voters as an independent.
The people’s test
One name passes every test
The real test of a leader is not promises but the work of past years. Behind every line on this ballot are photos, newspapers and thousands of witnesses.
14years of service on the ground
200+public movements
14,761votes as an independent
The people’s ballotTest
- Has shown up at every call since 2012, without holding any office
- Personally carried out the weddings of 1500+ daughters
- Stood at the front of 200+ public movements
- Won the trust of 14,761 voters as an independent
- Takes all 36 communities along
- Comes from a farming, labouring family, so knows their pain
Harsh ChhikaraOne name on every test. No promises, only 14 years of work.
Campaign 2024
No preparation, no party: a 40-day people’s campaign
Harsh Chhikara had never prepared for an election. The decision came at the request of Gohana’s people and elders; in about 40 days the plan was made, the team was built and every village was reached.
11 Aug 2024
Office opened in Gohana.
26 Aug 2024
In his birthplace Ladrawan, elders of 16–17 villages blessed him with a turban.
31 Aug 2024
First workers’ meeting: 5–6 thousand supporters; the 1,000-yard office was not enough.
11 Sept 2024
A huge nomination road show.
28 Sept 2024
Public meeting in Jua on Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary.
3 Oct 2024
Gohana Parivartan Rally: a 17-bigha pandal was not big enough.
8 Oct 2024
Result: 14,761 votes (about 11.3%), third of 11 candidates and first among Gohana’s independents.
Result
Gohana assembly seat (32), 2024
Total votes polled 1,30,786; polling on 5 Oct, counting on 8 Oct 2024.
14,761Total votes (14,687 EVM + 74 postal)
No. 1among independent candidates in Gohana
About 6 timesthe combined votes of AAP, BSP and JJP (2,487)
> 10,429more votes than the winning margin
Source: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in). In its election analysis The Wire also noted that Harsh Chhikara’s votes exceeded the winning margin.
After the result
Service is my duty
Polling was on 5 October, and the very next day, 6 October 2024, Harsh Chhikara kept his word and reached Bhatgaon to give a sister’s bhaat and see a wedding through.
Winning or losing an election is a matter of fate; but service was, is and will remain my duty.Harsh Chhikara, 6 Oct 2024
Issues
Raised on the street, not just on stage
These are not campaign promises but movements of past years. Each issue has its full record on its own page.
FarmersProtests for MSP, power, water and crop compensation; at the Delhi border against the farm laws.FarmersSoldiersA Jind mahapanchayat against Agnipath; honouring martyrs’ families; One Rank One Pension.Every sectionYouth & studentsA voice on paper leaks, recruitment and students’ rights; sport instead of drugs.Education & youthWaterChanot (Hansi): a 61-day drinking-water movement, ending in an agreement on 15 July 2026.FarmersSafety of daughtersJustice for Manisha; a voice for the safety of daughters and tough punishment for abusers.MovementsBrotherhoodMahapanchayats of all 36 communities, from Mewat to Anangpur.Brotherhood
Support base
13,300+ people chose to join by filling in the form themselves
16,165 sign-ups from 22 states and 185+ districts; 85% of the members are 35 or younger.
Districts with the most members
Counted by distinct mobile numbers
Sonipat1,063
Nuh647
Alwar559
Hisar464
Bhiwani369
Jaipur334
Jind330
Delhi329
Palwal324
Panipat322
Videos
Campaign and politics
Parivartan (Change) Rally, Gohana | Harsh Chhikara
Watch on YouTubeWill contest the election from Gohana
Watch on YouTubeHeartfelt thanks to all of you for making today's nomination rally grand and successful
Watch on YouTubeHarsh Chhikara's Maha Jan Ashirwad Yatra begins – Day one
Watch on YouTubeToday the sea of people in my own village Sargathal shows that Gohana is about to make history
Watch on YouTubeThe run-down state of the Dalits' chaupal | Harsh Chhikara's promise: vote later – first give your support, the work has been done
Watch on YouTubeA voice of support rises from village Bagdu (Gohana) | The hope of farmers, soldiers and students
Watch on YouTubeVote not by looking at the party, but by looking at the work and the person
Watch on YouTubeThere is a place for you in this team
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