# 1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held in May 1982. No party gained a majority of seats.

## Results

Seats :
| | Indian National Congress | 1,845,297 | 37.58 | 36 |
| | Indian National Lok Dal | 1,172,149 | 23.87 | 31 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 376,604 | 7.67 | 6 |
| | Janata Party | 157,224 | 3.20 | 1 |
| | Communist Party of India | 36,642 | 0.75 | – |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 18,616 | 0.38 | – |
| | Indian National Congress (Socialist) | 398 | 0.01 | – |
| | Independents | 1,303,414 | 26.54 | 16 |
| Total | Total | 4,910,344 | 100.00 | 90 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,910,344 | 98.26 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 87,091 | 1.74 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,997,435 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 715,228 | 698.72 | |
| Source: ECIElectoral Commission of India |||||

## Elected members

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Kalka | 71.64% | Lachhman Singh | | Independent | 22,544 | 39.68% | Sukhdev Singh | | INC | 15,006 | 26.41% | 7,538 |
| 2 | Naraingarh | 74.80% | Lal Singh | | Independent | 18,091 | 34.63% | Jagjit Singh | | INC | 13,842 | 26.50% | 4,249 |
| 3 | Sadhaura | 66.93% | Bhag Mal | | BJP | 20,981 | 40.08% | Parbhu Ram | | INC | 20,971 | 40.06% | 10 |
| 4 | Chhachhrauli | 75.97% | Roshan Lal | | LKD | 17,493 | 33.07% | Abdul Rashid | | INC | 16,676 | 31.53% | 817 |
| 5 | Yamunanagar | 70.20% | Rajesh Kumar | | INC | 16,289 | 29.24% | Kamla Verma | | BJP | 16,226 | 29.13% | 63 |
| 6 | Jagadhri | 70.66% | Om Prakash Sharma | | INC | 20,639 | 41.28% | Brij Mohan | | BJP | 16,656 | 33.31% | 3,983 |
| 7 | Mulana | 75.21% | Phool Chand | | Independent | 32,727 | 58.50% | Sher Singh | | INC | 18,394 | 32.88% | 14,333 |
| 8 | Ambala Cantt. | 73.81% | Ram Dass Dhamija | | INC | 14,382 | 35.92% | Swami Agnivaish | | JP | 8,171 | 20.41% | 6,211 |
| 9 | Ambala City | 69.50% | Shiv Prasad | | BJP | 21,847 | 47.38% | Sumer Chand | | INC | 18,646 | 40.43% | 3,201 |
| 10 | Naggal | 77.48% | Nirmal Singh | | INC | 28,106 | 53.20% | Gurpal Singh | | LKD | 14,103 | 26.70% | 14,003 |
| 11 | Indri | 70.20% | Lachhman | | LKD | 25,345 | 48.40% | Des Raj | | INC | 20,359 | 38.88% | 4,986 |
| 12 | Nilokheri | 71.56% | Chanda Singh | | Independent | 18,874 | 37.11% | Shiv Ram | | INC | 15,141 | 29.77% | 3,733 |
| 13 | Karnal | 69.70% | Shanti Devi | | INC | 30,267 | 56.62% | Ram Lal | | BJP | 17,618 | 32.96% | 12,649 |
| 14 | Jundla | 57.05% | Sujan Singh | | LKD | 14,627 | 34.08% | Sagar Chand | | INC | 12,427 | 28.95% | 2,200 |
| 15 | Gharaunda | 68.72% | Ved Pal | | INC | 12,646 | 23.89% | Om Prakash | | Independent | 11,898 | 22.48% | 748 |
| 16 | Assandh | 57.17% | Manphool Singh | | LKD | 24,880 | 57.64% | Jogi Ram | | INC | 11,304 | 26.19% | 13,576 |
| 17 | Panipat | 70.79% | Fateh Chand | | BJP | 26,467 | 47.46% | Kasturi Lal | | INC | 25,555 | 45.82% | 912 |
| 18 | Samalkha | 70.64% | Katar Singh | | INC | 17,507 | 32.14% | Mool Chand | | LKD | 13,380 | 24.56% | 4,127 |
| 19 | Naultha | 71.83% | Parsanni Devi | | INC | 17,152 | 32.49% | Satbir S/O Gaje Singh | | LKD | 16,713 | 31.66% | 439 |
| 20 | Shahbad | 76.88% | Tara Singh | | INC | 19,507 | 36.09% | Raghubir Chand | | BJP | 19,276 | 35.66% | 231 |
| 21 | Radaur | 72.43% | Ram Singh | | Independent | 21,759 | 43.78% | Lahri Singh | | INC | 15,265 | 30.72% | 6,494 |
| 22 | Thanesar | 72.06% | Sahab Singh | | LKD | 22,893 | 43.23% | Om Parkash | | INC | 20,698 | 39.09% | 2,195 |
| 23 | Pehowa | 73.81% | Piara Singh | | INC | 20,877 | 36.85% | Balbir Singh | | Independent | 18,928 | 33.41% | 1,949 |
| 24 | Guhla | 70.12% | Dilu Ram | | LKD | 23,788 | 43.81% | Ran Singh | | INC | 19,884 | 36.62% | 3,904 |
| 25 | Kaithal | 77.31% | Roshan Lal | | Independent | 20,996 | 40.39% | Davinder Shrma | | INC | 17,067 | 32.83% | 3,929 |
| 26 | Pundri | 72.59% | Ishwar Singh | | INC | 22,392 | 42.26% | Bhag Singh | | JP | 21,837 | 41.21% | 555 |
| 27 | Pai | 74.64% | Nar Singh Dhanda | | LKD | 24,816 | 45.61% | Tejender Pal Singh | | INC | 20,188 | 37.10% | 4,628 |
| 28 | Hassangarh | 68.57% | Bananti Devi | | LKD | 30,344 | 60.78% | Anand | | INC | 16,683 | 33.41% | 13,661 |
| 29 | Kiloi | 68.54% | Hari Chand | | LKD | 19,793 | 41.76% | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | | INC | 15,240 | 32.16% | 4,553 |
| 30 | Rohtak | 72.07% | Mangal Sein | | BJP | 19,749 | 31.52% | Sat Ram Dass | | INC | 19,369 | 30.91% | 380 |
| 31 | Meham | 69.81% | Devi Lal | | LKD | 36,324 | 62.87% | Har Sarup | | INC | 19,649 | 34.01% | 16,675 |
| 32 | Kalanaur | 61.85% | Kartar Devi | | INC | 25,060 | 58.73% | Jai Narain | | BJP | 15,531 | 36.40% | 9,529 |
| 33 | Beri | 64.50% | Om Parkash | | LKD | 27,536 | 57.74% | Dalip Singh | | INC | 15,347 | 32.18% | 12,189 |
| 34 | Salhawas | 64.31% | Hukam Singh | | Independent | 15,746 | 31.92% | Ram Narain | | Independent | 14,551 | 29.50% | 1,195 |
| 35 | Jhajjar | 55.85% | Banarasi Dass | | LKD | 24,163 | 53.61% | Mange Ram | | INC | 15,622 | 34.66% | 8,541 |
| 36 | Badli, Haryana | 66.06% | Dheer Pal Singh | | LKD | 30,193 | 63.17% | Manphool Singh | | INC | 15,370 | 32.15% | 14,823 |
| 37 | Bahadurgarh | 66.24% | Mange Ram S/O Daryao Singh | | LKD | 29,668 | 50.65% | Priya Vart | | INC | 19,477 | 33.25% | 10,191 |
| 38 | Baroda | 71.77% | Bhalle Ram | | LKD | 36,159 | 64.94% | Sardara | | INC | 17,612 | 31.63% | 18,547 |
| 39 | Gohana | 74.40% | Kitab Singh | | LKD | 32,372 | 51.30% | Ramdhari Gaur | | INC | 24,940 | 39.52% | 7,432 |
| 40 | Kailana | 72.23% | Rajinder Singh | | Independent | 19,395 | 34.19% | Chander Singh | | LKD | 16,577 | 29.22% | 2,818 |
| 41 | Sonipat | 67.24% | Devi Dass | | BJP | 24,890 | 45.84% | Mohan Lal | | INC | 16,813 | 30.97% | 8,077 |
| 42 | Rai | 68.03% | Jaswant Singh | | INC | 27,542 | 50.36% | Maha Singh | | Independent | 24,515 | 44.83% | 3,027 |
| 43 | Rohat | 67.62% | Bhim Singh | | LKD | 28,952 | 56.17% | Shanti Devi | | INC | 17,971 | 34.86% | 10,981 |
| 44 | Kalayat | 68.57% | Jogi Ram | | LKD | 27,228 | 56.94% | Baldev | | INC | 16,760 | 35.05% | 10,468 |
| 45 | Narwana | 81.58% | Shamsher Singh | | INC | 25,672 | 41.55% | Tek Chand | | LKD | 19,848 | 32.13% | 5,824 |
| 46 | Uchana Kalan | 75.34% | Birender Singh | | INC | 30,031 | 50.26% | Desh Raj | | Independent | 20,225 | 33.85% | 9,806 |
| 47 | Rajound | 75.55% | Daya Nand | | INC | 21,229 | 42.01% | Dharam Bir | | LKD | 17,035 | 33.71% | 4,194 |
| 48 | Jind | 76.20% | Brij Mohan | | LKD | 27,045 | 46.75% | Mange Ram Gupta | | INC | 26,899 | 46.50% | 146 |
| 49 | Julana | 72.47% | Kulbir Singh | | LKD | 17,880 | 34.59% | Shamsher Singh | | INC | 12,723 | 24.62% | 5,157 |
| 50 | Safidon | 73.08% | Kundan Lal | | INC | 17,303 | 31.28% | Satvir Singh | | LKD | 10,335 | 18.68% | 6,968 |
| 51 | Faridabad | 62.59% | Akagar Chand Chaudhry | | INC | 34,983 | 49.46% | Kundan Lal | | BJP | 23,039 | 32.57% | 11,944 |
| 52 | Mewla–Maharajpur | 62.71% | Mahendra Pratap Singh | | LKD | 39,008 | 62.39% | Gajraj Bahadur | | INC | 16,217 | 25.94% | 22,791 |
| 53 | Ballabgarh | 69.86% | Sharda Rani | | Independent | 22,176 | 34.61% | Rajinder Singh S/O Gajraj Singh | | INC | 18,165 | 28.35% | 4,011 |
| 54 | Palwal | 70.64% | Kalyan Singh | | INC | 23,463 | 41.98% | Subhash Chand | | Independent | 15,232 | 27.25% | 8,231 |
| 55 | Hassanpur | 67.02% | Gir Raj Kishore | | LKD | 21,259 | 39.88% | Gaya Lal | | Independent | 14,755 | 27.68% | 6,504 |
| 56 | Hathin | 67.43% | Azmat Khan | | JP | 12,828 | 24.81% | Khillan Singh | | LKD | 12,655 | 24.47% | 173 |
| 57 | Ferozepur Jhirka | 71.21% | Shakrulla Khan | | INC | 12,552 | 21.93% | Banwari Lal | | Independent | 10,450 | 18.26% | 2,102 |
| 58 | Nuh | 65.38% | Chaudhary Rahim Khan | | Independent | 15,554 | 32.61% | Chaudhary Sardar Khan | | INC | 14,416 | 30.23% | 1,138 |
| 59 | Taoru | 70.83% | Kabir Ahmad | | INC | 17,531 | 30.50% | Ravinder Kumar | | Independent | 13,687 | 23.81% | 3,844 |
| 60 | Sohna | 67.97% | Vijay Vir Singh | | Independent | 18,432 | 33.11% | Gyasi Ram | | INC | 13,904 | 24.97% | 4,528 |
| 61 | Gurgaon | 67.34% | Dharambir | | INC | 24,809 | 42.78% | Sita Ram Singla | | BJP | 16,610 | 28.64% | 8,199 |
| 62 | Pataudi | 64.83% | Mohan Lal | | INC | 22,739 | 42.70% | Narayan Singh | | Independent | 21,942 | 41.21% | 797 |
| 63 | Badhra | 66.25% | Chandrawati | | LKD | 21,905 | 40.71% | Attar Singh | | INC | 20,808 | 38.67% | 1,097 |
| 64 | Dadri | 68.32% | Hukam Singh | | LKD | 20,943 | 39.61% | Jagjit Singh | | INC | 16,439 | 31.09% | 4,504 |
| 65 | Mundhal Khurd | 74.19% | Balbir Singh | | LKD | 25,019 | 44.50% | Bir Singh | | INC | 23,261 | 41.37% | 1,758 |
| 66 | Bhiwani | 65.77% | Sagar Ram Gupta | | INC | 24,697 | 48.26% | Ramesh Chander | | BJP | 18,789 | 36.71% | 5,908 |
| 67 | Tosham | 66.63% | Surender Singh | | INC | 33,283 | 60.83% | Om Parkash | | LKD | 7,655 | 13.99% | 25,628 |
| 68 | Loharu | 63.21% | Hira Nand | | LKD | 25,108 | 46.42% | Ram Narain Singh | | INC | 16,124 | 29.81% | 8,984 |
| 69 | Bawani Khera | 67.87% | Amar Singh | | LKD | 24,298 | 44.68% | Jagan Nath | | INC | 22,963 | 42.22% | 1,335 |
| 70 | Barwala | 73.11% | Inder Singh Nain | | INC | 19,766 | 34.46% | Joginder Singh | | Independent | 14,141 | 24.65% | 5,625 |
| 71 | Narnaund | 74.72% | Virender Singh | | LKD | 24,564 | 44.39% | Sarup Singh | | INC | 16,552 | 29.91% | 8,012 |
| 72 | Hansi | 69.24% | Amir Chand | | LKD | 20,934 | 38.11% | Hari Singh | | INC | 17,141 | 31.21% | 3,793 |
| 73 | Bhattu Kalan | 72.17% | Sampat Singh | | Independent | 28,780 | 53.85% | Ran Singh | | INC | 21,717 | 40.63% | 7,063 |
| 74 | Hisar | 69.62% | Om Parkash Mahajan | | Independent | 17,890 | 33.13% | Baldev Tayal | | JP | 14,320 | 26.52% | 3,570 |
| 75 | Ghirai | 68.52% | Kanwal Singh | | LKD | 17,975 | 33.63% | Suresh Kumar Mittal | | Independent | 15,814 | 29.58% | 2,161 |
| 76 | Tohana | 75.76% | Harpal Singh | | INC | 31,184 | 52.93% | Bakshi Ram | | Independent | 23,792 | 40.38% | 7,392 |
| 77 | Ratia | 63.80% | Neki Ram | | INC | 17,342 | 37.55% | Atma Singh | | LKD | 17,144 | 37.12% | 198 |
| 78 | Fatehabad | 70.89% | Gobind Rai | | INC | 29,118 | 48.37% | Harminder Singh | | LKD | 20,112 | 33.41% | 9,006 |
| 79 | Adampur | 77.89% | Bhajan Lal | | INC | 42,227 | 68.06% | Nar Singh Bishnoi | | LKD | 17,515 | 28.23% | 24,712 |
| 80 | Darba Kalan | 78.70% | Bahadur Singh | | INC | 30,572 | 49.21% | Jagdish | | LKD | 27,983 | 45.05% | 2,589 |
| 81 | Ellenabad | 79.32% | Bhagi Ram | | LKD | 32,341 | 52.27% | Mani Ram | | INC | 26,523 | 42.87% | 5,818 |
| 82 | Sirsa | 73.68% | Lachhman Dass Arora | | Independent | 18,458 | 30.61% | Mahavir Prasad Ratusaria | | BJP | 16,678 | 27.66% | 1,780 |
| 83 | Rori | 74.93% | Jagdish Mehra | | INC | 32,921 | 56.83% | Partap Singh | | LKD | 21,101 | 36.42% | 11,820 |
| 84 | Dabwali | 71.30% | Govardhan Dass Chauhan | | INC | 27,234 | 47.69% | Mani Ram | | LKD | 26,694 | 46.74% | 540 |
| 85 | Bawal | 63.89% | Shakuntla Bhagwaria | | INC | 33,534 | 59.21% | Murari Lal | | LKD | 15,022 | 26.52% | 18,512 |
| 86 | Rewari | 73.07% | Ram Singh | | Independent | 32,378 | 53.22% | Sumitra Devi | | INC | 23,662 | 38.90% | 8,716 |
| 87 | Jatusana | 64.05% | Inderjeet Singh | | INC | 28,994 | 47.81% | Maha Singh | | LKD | 17,912 | 29.54% | 11,082 |
| 88 | Mahendragarh | 74.01% | Ram Bilas Sharma | | BJP | 34,096 | 50.46% | Dalip Singh | | INC | 25,735 | 38.08% | 8,361 |
| 89 | Ateli | 63.48% | Nihal Singh | | Independent | 27,298 | 47.16% | Bansi Singh | | INC | 27,105 | 46.83% | 193 |
| 90 | Narnaul | 65.13% | Phusa Ram | | INC | 25,671 | 45.53% | Kailash Chand Sharma | | BJP | 18,298 | 32.45% | 7,373 |

## Controversy

In the 1982 election, the INC emerged as a single largest party with 36 seats but INLD and BJP has pre poll alliance and got 37 seats in total. As no party has clear cut majority, it resulted in a hung assembly and was left to governor's discretion to whom to call upon to form government.
G.D. Tapase (Governor of Haryana) first called on Devi Lal on 22 May 1982 (leader of INLD or LKD + BJP alliance) to prove his majority by morning of 24 May. But in mean time, Bhajan Lal fresh from his re-election as leader of the INC+Individuals(36+16=52) met the governor and was sworn in as Chief Minister.
But in election of 1987, haryana people gave a clear cut majority to LKD or INLD and BJP alliance with overwhelming majority of 76(60+16) out of 90 assembly seats whereas INC suffers a humiliating defeat and won just 5 out of 90 seats as compared 36 seats in last assemble election.