Chandigarh, March 21 -- /

Ambala reserved Lok Sabha constituency, which has traditionally witnessed a direct fight between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or Jana Sangh since 1967, is expected to once again witness the same contest on May 25.

Ambala constituency, which is located on the north-eastern edge of Haryana bordering Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, covers the entire Panchkula and Ambala districts and parts of the Yamunanagar district. Scheduled Caste and Backward Communities have dominated the political narrative in Ambala which has around 45 per cent of total electorates. The rest includes Punjabi, Sikhs, upper caste Rajput, Jats, Brahmins and other communities.

Dalits, which are a sizable 25 per cent of the vote...