1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
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All 90 seats to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78,68,951 (70.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bansi Lal -- --
Party HVP SAP BJP
Leader's seat Tosham -- --
Last election 12 New 2
Seats won 33 24 11
Seat change Increase 21 Increase24 Increase 9
Percentage 22.7% 20.6% 8.9%
Chief Minister before election

Bhajan Lal
Indian National Congress

Elected Chief Minister

Bansi Lal
Haryana Vikas Party

Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996 were held in Indian state of Haryana to elect 90 members of the state's legislative assembly.[1] The 90 members were elected by First-past-the-post system from 90 constituencies.[2][3]

Results[]

Haryana Vikas Party' Bansi Lal was elected Chief Minister of Haryana after his party gained majority seats with help of Bharatiya Janta Party.

Summary of results of the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996[1]
Political Party
 No. of candidates
 No. of elected
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
Haryana Vikas Party 65 33 17,16,572 22.7%
Samta Party 89 24 15,57,914 20.6%
Bharatiya Janata Party 25 11 6,72,558 8.9%
Independent 2022 10 11,73,533 15.5%
Indian National Congress 90 9 15,76,882 20.8%
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) 62 3 2,42,638 3.2%

Winning candidates[]

A.C. No. Constituency Name Type A.C. Winner Candidate Party
1. Kalka Gen Chander Mohan Indian National Congress
2. Naraingarh Gen Raj Kumar Saini Haryana Vikas Party
3. Sadhaura SC Samata Party
4. Gen Akram Khan Independent
5. Yamunanagar Gen Kamla Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
6. Jagadhri Gen Haryana Vikas Party
7. SC Samata Party
8. Ambala Cantonment Gen Anil Vij Independent
9. Ambala City Gen Faqir Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
10. Gen Nirmal Singh Independent
11. Indri Gen Independent
12. Nilokheri Gen Indian National Congress
13. Karnal Gen Bharatiya Janata Party
14. SC Samata Party
15. Gharaunda Gen Ramesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
16. Assandh SC Samata Party
17. Gen Independent
18. Gen Kartar Singh Bhadana Haryana Vikas Party
19. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
20. Shahabad Gen Haryana Vikas Party
21. Radaur SC Samata Party
22. Thanesar Gen Samata Party
23. Pehowa Gen Samata Party
24. Guhla SC Indian National Congress
25. Kaithal Gen Samata Party
26. Pundri Gen Narendra Sharma Independent
27. Gen Samata Party
28. Gen Balwant Singh Samata Party
29. Kiloi Gen Samata Party
30. Rohtak Gen Haryana Vikas Party
31. Meham Gen Balbir Singh Samata Party
32. Kalanaur SC Indian National Congress
33. Beri Gen Dr. Samata Party
34. Salhawas Gen Dharamvir Yadav Haryana Vikas Party
35. Jhajjar SC Haryana Vikas Party
36. Badli Gen Samata Party
37. Bahadurgarh Gen Samata Party
38. Baroda SC Samata Party
39. Gohana Gen Jagbir Singh Malik Haryana Vikas Party
40. Gen Ramesh Chander Kaushik Haryana Vikas Party
41. Gen Independent
42. Rai Gen Suraj Mal Samata Party
43. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
44. Kalayat SC Haryana Vikas Party
45. Narwana Gen Randeep Singh Surjewala Indian National Congress
46. Uchana Kalan Gen Chaudhary Birender Singh All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
47. Gen All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
48. Jind Gen Brij Mohan Haryana Vikas Party
49. Julana Gen Haryana Vikas Party
50. Safidon Gen Samata Party
51. Faridabad Gen Bharatiya Janata Party
52. Mewla Maharajpur Gen Krishan Pal Gurjar Bharatiya Janata Party
53. Ballabgarh Gen Anand Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
54. Palwal Gen Karan Singh Dalal Haryana Vikas Party
55. SC Jagdish Nayar Haryana Vikas Party
56. Hathin Gen Harsh Kumar Haryana Vikas Party
57. Ferozepur Jhirka Gen Samata Party
58. Nuh Gen All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
59. Gen Bharatiya Janata Party
60. Sohna Gen Narbir Singh Haryana Vikas Party
61. Gurgaon Gen Narbir Singh Indian National Congress
62. Pataudi SC Narain Singh Haryana Vikas Party
63. Badhra Gen Haryana Vikas Party
64. Dadri Gen Haryana Vikas Party
65. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
66. Bhiwani Gen Haryana Vikas Party
67. Tosham Gen Bansi Lal Haryana Vikas Party
68. Loharu Gen Haryana Vikas Party
69. Bawani Khera SC Haryana Vikas Party
70. Barwala Gen Relu Ram Punia Independent
71. Narnaund Gen Jaswant Singh Haryana Vikas Party
72. Hansi Gen Attar Singh Saini Haryana Vikas Party
73. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
74. Gen Independent
75. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
76. Tohana Gen Samata Party
77. Ratia SC Haryana Vikas Party
78. Fatehabad Gen Sardar Haryana Vikas Party
79. Adampur Gen Bhajan Lal Indian National Congress
80. Gen Vidya Beniwal Samata Party
81. Ellenabad SC Samata Party
82. Sirsa Gen Ganeshi Lal Bharatiya Janata Party
83. Gen Samata Party
84. Dabwali SC Samata Party
85. Bawal SC Jaswant Singh Haryana Vikas Party
86. Rewari Gen Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav Indian National Congress
87. Gen Haryana Vikas Party
88. Mahendragarh Gen Ram Bilas Sharma Haryana Vikas Party
89. Narnaul Gen Independent
90. Ateli Gen Indian National Congress

Bye Elections[]

A.C. No. Constituency Name Type A.C. Winner Candidate Party
1. Adampur Gen Kuldeep Bishnoi Indian National Congress
2. Fatehabad Gen Sampat Singh Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya)[4]
3. Jhajjar SC Haryana Vikas Party

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistical Report of General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ For first time, three women contestants from K’shetra
  3. ^ Elections 1996: Haryana stalwarts fight political and personal battle
  4. ^ Devi Lal's Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) makes a spectacle of its poll symbol
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