CHANDIGARH: When retired IAS officer Chander Prakash, contesting on Congress ticket, defeated Bhavya Bishnoi, grandson of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, by a margin of 1,268 votes on Tuesday, it marked the end of the 56-year-old political hold of the Bishnoi family in Adampur assembly segment in Haryana.Adampur segment was among the key bastions in state politics due to the long-standing influence of the Bishnoi family, especially the three-time chief minister Bhajan Lal. Bhajan Lal won the Adampur seat for four terms from 1968-1982, then went onto re-establish his forte for another four terms from 1991-2005. Later, his wife Jasma Devi, his son Kuldeep Bishnoi, daughter-in-law Renuka Bishnoi, and in the recent past, grandson Bhavya Bishnoi went on to win from the segment. Collectively, the Bhajan Lal family won the Adampur segment 16 times.
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