# Ambala City Assembly constituency

Ambala City Assembly constituency is one of the 90 assembly seats of Haryana Legislative Assembly. Ambala city is a part of Ambala district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1968 | Lekh Wati Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Lekh Wati Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Shiv Prasad | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Shiv Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1987 | Shiv Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Sumer Chand | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Veena Chhibber | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2005 | Venod Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Venod Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Aseem Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Aseem Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Nirmal Singh | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nirmal Singh | 84,475 | 50.98% | 37.91 |
| | BJP | Aseem Goel | 73,344 | 44.26% | 2.06 |
| | ASP(KR) | Parul Nagpal Udaipuria | 2,423 | 1.46% | New |
| | AAP | Ketan Sharma | 1,492 | 0.90% | 0.34 |
| | BSP | Malkit Singh Bhanokheri | 1,305 | 0.79% | 1.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,371 | 0.83% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,131 | 6.72% | 0.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,701 | 63.20% | 2.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,60,716 | | 3.16 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.78 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Aseem Goel | 64,896 | 42.20% | 4.91% |
| | Independent | Nirmal Singh Mohra | 55,944 | 36.38% | |
| | INC | Jasbir Mallour | 20,091 | 13.07% | −8.40% |
| | JJP | Harpal Singh Kamboj | 5,711 | 3.71% | |
| | BSP | Ravinder Singh | 2,890 | 1.88% | 0.58% |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,484 | 0.97% | 0.28% |
| | AAP | Anshul Kumar Aggarwal | 868 | 0.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,952 | 5.82% | −8.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,772 | 60.50% | −10.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,54,168 | | 11.20% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.91% | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Aseem Goel | 60,216 | 37.29% | 27.60% |
| | HJCPV | Venod Sharma | 36,964 | 22.89% | |
| | INC | Himmat Singh | 34,658 | 21.46% | −31.31% |
| | SAD | Balvinder Singh | 22,783 | 14.11% | −11.65% |
| | BSP | Pritpal Singh | 2,093 | 1.30% | −6.85% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,101 | 0.68% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,252 | 14.40% | −12.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,486 | 70.65% | 0.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,28,573 | | 21.70% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | -15.49% | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Venod Sharma | 69,435 | 52.77% | −11.74% |
| | SAD | Bibi Charanjeet Kaur Mallour | 33,885 | 25.75% | |
| | BJP | Dr. Sanjay Sharma | 12,741 | 9.68% | −2.28% |
| | BSP | Makhan Singh | 10,719 | 8.15% | 6.81% |
| | HJC(BL) | Puran Parkash | 2,736 | 2.08% | |
| | Independent | Mehar Chand Nagra | 691 | 0.53% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,550 | 27.02% | −17.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,571 | 70.05% | 8.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,87,813 | | 48.33% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -11.74% | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Venod Sharma | 50,618 | 64.52% | 30.41% |
| | INLD | Surjit Singh | 15,302 | 19.50% | |
| | BJP | Veena Chhibber | 9,387 | 11.96% | −30.88% |
| | BSP | Hakam Singh | 1,048 | 1.34% | −0.93% |
| | Independent | Harmesh Singh | 898 | 1.14% | |
| | Independent | Kala Ram Chauhan | 641 | 0.82% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,316 | 45.01% | 36.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,457 | 61.97% | 1.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,26,615 | | 9.72% |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 21.67% | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Veena Chhibber | 29,949 | 42.84% | 4.67% |
| | INC | Kiran Bala | 23,840 | 34.11% | 0.83% |
| | Independent | Nirmal Vij | 10,762 | 15.40% | |
| | Independent | Pritam Singh | 3,196 | 4.57% | |
| | BSP | Shanti Dass | 1,586 | 2.27% | −5.51% |
| | HVP | Surjit Singh | 568 | 0.81% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,109 | 8.74% | 3.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,901 | 60.58% | −6.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,397 | | 0.53% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.93% | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 28,570 | 38.18% | 7.03% |
| | INC | Sumer Chand | 24,900 | 33.27% | 0.35% |
| | Samata Party | Rameshwar Parshad | 8,511 | 11.37% | |
| | BSP | Puran Parkash Saini | 5,822 | 7.78% | 2.10% |
| | Independent | Sukhdev Singh Govind Garh | 2,996 | 4.00% | |
| | AIIC(T) | Raj Kumar | 2,107 | 2.82% | |
| | Independent | Nirmala Sandhu | 448 | 0.60% | |
| | BSP(A) | Som Nath Boh | 425 | 0.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,670 | 4.90% | 3.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,834 | 66.74% | −1.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,14,794 | | 22.54% |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.26% | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sumer Chand | 20,489 | 32.92% | −2.84% |
| | BJP | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 19,388 | 31.15% | −14.52% |
| | All India Youth Akali Dal | Sukhdev Singh | 10,244 | 16.46% | |
| | JP | Gian Chand | 4,123 | 6.62% | 3.79% |
| | BSP | Arjun Dass Liharsa | 3,537 | 5.68% | |
| | HVP | Surjit Rai Wadhawan | 1,324 | 2.13% | |
| | Independent | Shiv Kumar | 1,006 | 1.62% | |
| | Independent | Ajay Kumar | 768 | 1.23% | |
| | Independent | Surinder Sood | 680 | 1.09% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,101 | 1.77% | −8.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,241 | 68.17% | −1.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,681 | | 17.75% |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | -12.75% | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shiv Prasad | 25,073 | 45.67% | −1.70% |
| | INC | Ram Yash | 19,632 | 35.76% | −4.67% |
| | Independent | Ajit Singh | 3,181 | 5.79% | |
| | JP | Amarjit Singh | 1,556 | 2.83% | −0.89% |
| | Independent | Jaswant Rai | 976 | 1.78% | |
| | Independent | Munshi Ram | 969 | 1.77% | |
| | Independent | Raj Sukhnandan | 807 | 1.47% | |
| | VHP | Harish Kumar | 497 | 0.91% | |
| | Independent | Sita Ram | 446 | 0.81% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,441 | 9.91% | 2.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,896 | 69.70% | 0.20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,557 | | 18.21% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -1.70% | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shiv Prasad | 21,847 | 47.38% | |
| | INC | Sumer Chand | 18,646 | 40.43% | 18.15% |
| | Independent | Munshi Ram | 3,176 | 6.89% | |
| | JP | Darshan Lal | 1,719 | 3.73% | −72.27% |
| | Independent | Rajinder Verma | 614 | 1.33% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,201 | 6.94% | −46.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,115 | 69.50% | 5.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,302 | | 13.85% |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | -28.62% | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Shiv Prasad | 28,237 | 75.99% | |
| | INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 8,279 | 22.28% | −28.39% |
| | Independent | Hari Chand | 641 | 1.73% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,958 | 53.71% | 51.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,157 | 63.53% | −5.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,115 | | 20.34% |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 25.33% | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 16,932 | 50.67% | 4.91 |
| | ABJS | Laxmi Narain | 16,170 | 48.39% | 12.17 |
| | Independent | Raja Ram | 316 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 762 | 2.28% | 17.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,418 | 69.39% | 13.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,123 | | 1.39 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1968

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 14,552 | 55.58% | 27.06 |
| | ABJS | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 9,482 | 36.22% | 14.28 |
| | BKD | Raghubir Saran | 1,546 | 5.90% | New |
| | Independent | Roshan Lal | 233 | 0.89% | New |
| | RPI | Gian Chand | 176 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | Sardara Singh Mitha | 66 | 0.25% | New |
| | Independent | Mangal Singh Marwah | 65 | 0.25% | New |
| | Independent | Darshan Singh | 62 | 0.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,070 | 19.36% | 2.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,182 | 55.00% | 15.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,449 | | 7.37 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 5.08 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 15,887 | 50.50% | New |
| | INC | A. G. Khan | 8,973 | 28.52% | New |
| | Independent | J. Singh | 6,149 | 19.54% | New |
| | Independent | J. Singh | 452 | 1.44% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,914 | 21.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,461 | 71.74% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,123 | | |
| | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) |