Chandigarh: BJP candidate Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri won the Uchana Kalan seat in Haryana by a margin of just 32 votes, as per the Election Commission.

Attri defeated his nearest rival and Congress candidate and former IAS officer Brijendra Singh.

Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala, who was the outgoing MLA from Uchana seat, was at the fifth spot.

Attri polled 48,968 votes while Congress party's Singh, who is the son of former union minister Birender Singh, secured 48,936 votes. Chautala got 7,950 votes.

Counting of votes polled in the October 5 assembly elections in Haryana began at 8 am on Tuesday.

Haryana result not acceptable: Congress

Alleging a conspiracy, the Congress on Tuesday said it would not accept the Haryana Assembly poll result as it raises “serious questions” about the integrity of the instruments of the democratic system.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Haryana result is a victory of manipulations, and subverting the will of people. He also alleged that it is a defeat of the transparent and democratic processes.

Ramesh claimed there were “serious issues” with the counting process and the functioning of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in around 14 constituencies and that Congress would take up the matter with the Election Commission soon. (Agencies)