# Bhiwani Assembly constituency

Bhiwani Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.

## Overview

Bhiwani (constituency number 57) is one of the 6 Assembly constituencies located in Bhiwani district. This constituency covers the entire Bhiwani town and neighbouring villages.
Bhiwani is part of Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency along with eight other Assembly segments, namely, Dadri, Badhra, Tosham and Loharu in this district and Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhry in Mahendragarh district.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Bhagwan Dev | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1968 | Banarsi Das Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Banarsi Das Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Bir Singh | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Sagar Ram Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Banarsi Das Gupta | Lok Dal |
| 1991 | Ram Bhajan Agrawal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| 1996 | Ram Bhajan Agrawal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| 2000 | Bansi Lal | Haryana Vikas Party |
| 2005 | Shiv Shankar Bhardwaj | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Ghanshyam Saraf | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Ghanshyam Saraf | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ghanshyam Saraf | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ghanshyam Saraf | Bhartiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ghanshyam Saraf | 67,087 | 46.19% | 1.21 |
| | CPI(M) | Om Prakash | 34,373 | 23.66% | New |
| | AAP | Indu | 17,573 | 12.10% | New |
| | Independent | Abhijeet Lal Singh | 15,810 | 10.88% | New |
| | Independent | Priya Asija | 3,660 | 2.52% | New |
| | Independent | Rajeev | 1,825 | 1.26% | New |
| | Rashtriya Bhagidari Samaj Party | Pawan Fouji | 1,339 | 0.92% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 464 | 0.32% | 0.28 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,714 | 22.52% | 1.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,254 | 61.41% | 1.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,36,980 | | 9.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.21 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ghanshyam Saraf | 61,704 | 47.40% | 9.06 |
| | JJP | Dr. Shiv Shanker Bhardwaj | 33,820 | 25.98% | New |
| | INC | Amar Singh Haluwasia | 18,682 | 14.35% | 4.49 |
| | BSP | Amit Balmiki | 8,012 | 6.15% | 4.67 |
| | LSP | Aman Tanwar Raghav | 1,785 | 1.37% | New |
| | INLD | Anil Kathpalia | 1,228 | 0.94% | 15.48 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 777 | 0.60% | New |
| | SUCI(C) | Raj Kumar Basia | 712 | 0.55% | New |
| | Swaraj India | Rajender Singh Yadav | 706 | 0.54% | New |
| | Independent | Dinesh Urf Lala Pahalwan | 671 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,884 | 21.42% | 0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,190 | 60.00% | 11.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,16,968 | | 18.31 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.06 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ghanshyam Saraf | 50,020 | 38.34% | 9.9 |
| | INLD | Nirmla Saraf | 21,423 | 16.42% | 2.53 |
| | HJCPV | Dr. Shiv Shankar Bhardwaj | 17,018 | 13.04% | New |
| | INC | Ram Pratap Sharma | 12,866 | 9.86% | 15.82 |
| | Independent | Maman Chand | 9,773 | 7.49% | New |
| | Independent | Paramjeet Singh Maddu | 2,635 | 2.02% | New |
| | Smast Bhartiya Party | Neelam Aggarwal | 2,150 | 1.65% | New |
| | BSP | Pradeep Kaushik | 1,939 | 1.49% | 1.61 |
| | CPI(M) | Comrade Vinod Kumar | 1,696 | 1.30% | New |
| | Independent | Ramesh Verma | 1,361 | 1.04% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. Ranvir Singh | 1,318 | 1.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,597 | 21.92% | 19.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,477 | 71.14% | 5.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,396 | | 25.65 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ghanshyam Saraf | 27,337 | 28.43% | 0.77 |
| | INC | Dr. Shiv Shanker Bhardwaj | 24,692 | 25.68% | 27.25 |
| | INLD | Vasudev Sharma | 18,217 | 18.95% | 6.53 |
| | Independent | Paramjeet Singh Maddu | 5,731 | 5.96% | New |
| | Independent | Bishamber | 5,175 | 5.38% | New |
| | Independent | Om Parkash Mann | 4,229 | 4.40% | New |
| | BSP | Ravi Shankar | 2,977 | 3.10% | 1.12 |
| | HJC(BL) | Kusum Sharma | 2,806 | 2.92% | New |
| | Independent | Ramesh Verma | 1,478 | 1.54% | New |
| | Independent | Virender Kumar Kirori | 896 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,645 | 2.75% | 22.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,144 | 65.87% | 0.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,45,957 | | 12.00 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 24.50 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dr. Shiv Shanker Bhardwaj | 45,675 | 52.93% | 17.82 |
| | BJP | Ghanshyam Saraf | 23,874 | 27.67% | 21.61 |
| | INLD | Vasudev Sharma | 10,713 | 12.42% | New |
| | BSP | Ramesh Verma | 1,702 | 1.97% | 4.8 |
| | Independent | Hans Raj | 1,107 | 1.28% | New |
| | SP | Dr. Hargian Singh | 832 | 0.96% | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Shankar Dass | 584 | 0.68% | New |
| | Independent | Rajkumar | 571 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,801 | 25.26% | 13.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,290 | 66.21% | 4.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,30,320 | | 12.55 |
| | INC gain from HVP | INC gain from HVP | Swing | 6.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HVP | Bansi Lal | 33,199 | 46.39% | 12.82 |
| | INC | Vasudev Sharma | 25,130 | 35.11% | 8.94 |
| | BSP | Anil Kumar | 4,844 | 6.77% | New |
| | BJP | Rishi Ram | 4,335 | 6.06% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Kulbhushan Arya | 788 | 1.10% | New |
| | Independent | Sajjan Khangwal | 641 | 0.90% | New |
| | SP | Ramesh Chander | 546 | 0.76% | New |
| | JD(U) | Suresh Kumar | 373 | 0.52% | New |
| | Independent | Jai Kumar | 369 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,069 | 11.27% | 21.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,572 | 61.94% | 1.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,785 | | 1.94 |
| | HVP hold | HVP hold | Swing | 12.82 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HVP | Ram Bhajan | 44,584 | 59.20% | 12.05 |
| | INC | Shiv Kumar S/O Kedar Nath | 19,712 | 26.17% | 13.48 |
| | AIIC(T) | Shiv Shankar | 6,488 | 8.62% | New |
| | Samata Party | Ram Singh Verma | 1,028 | 1.37% | New |
| | JD | Bala Ram | 944 | 1.25% | New |
| | Independent | Hans Raj | 410 | 0.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,872 | 33.03% | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,310 | 65.13% | 6.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,18,078 | | 8.26 |
| | HVP hold | HVP hold | Swing | 12.05 | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | HVP | Ram Bhajan | 29,390 | 47.15% | New |
| | Independent | Shiv Kumar S/O Kadar Nath | 8,472 | 13.59% | New |
| | INC | Ramesh Chander | 7,910 | 12.69% | 10.38 |
| | BJP | Ajit | 7,458 | 11.97% | New |
| | JP | Sohan Lal | 4,404 | 7.07% | New |
| | Independent | Uashu Dev | 2,139 | 3.43% | New |
| | Independent | Partap Singh | 753 | 1.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,918 | 33.56% | 17.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,330 | 58.77% | 16.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,09,073 | | 15.62 |
| | HVP gain from LKD | HVP gain from LKD | Swing | 26.82 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LKD | Banarsi Das Gupta | 51,137 | 73.97% | New |
| | INC | Shiv Kumar | 15,946 | 23.07% | 25.19 |
| | Independent | Rajender Tanwar | 515 | 0.74% | New |
| | VHP | Ram Singh Verma | 353 | 0.51% | New |
| | Independent | Dev Raj | 288 | 0.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,191 | 50.91% | 39.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,129 | 74.37% | 8.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,335 | | 19.77 |
| | LKD gain from INC | LKD gain from INC | Swing | 25.71 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sagar Ram Gupta | 24,697 | 48.26% | 24.19 |
| | BJP | Ramesh Chander | 18,789 | 36.71% | New |
| | Independent | Bhale Ram | 1,684 | 3.29% | New |
| | CPI | Harish Chander | 1,593 | 3.11% | New |
| | JP | Narinder Kumar | 980 | 1.91% | 36.89 |
| | Independent | Shri Niwas Urf Ram Niwas | 886 | 1.73% | New |
| | Independent | Shimbhu Dayal | 697 | 1.36% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Singh Verma | 347 | 0.68% | New |
| | Independent | Shashi Bhushan | 329 | 0.64% | New |
| | Independent | Balbir | 316 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,908 | 11.54% | 5.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,176 | 65.77% | 0.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,766 | | 9.21 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | 9.45 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Bir Singh | 17,923 | 38.80% | New |
| | Independent | Sagar Ram Gupta | 15,092 | 32.68% | New |
| | INC | Banarsi Das Gupta | 11,116 | 24.07% | 12.86 |
| | Independent | Maman Chand | 1,084 | 2.35% | New |
| | SUCI(C) | Ganpat Ram | 589 | 1.28% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,831 | 6.13% | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,188 | 64.69% | 7.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,124 | | 18.37 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 1.88 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Banarsi Das Gupta | 16,144 | 36.93% | 9.6 |
| | Independent | Sagar Ram Gupta | 13,650 | 31.22% | New |
| | ABJS | Bhagwan Dev | 11,868 | 27.15% | 15.31 |
| | Independent | Satya Narain | 769 | 1.76% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Mij Dass | 746 | 1.71% | New |
| | Independent | Bajrang Dass | 322 | 0.74% | New |
| | Independent | Phitan Lal | 219 | 0.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,494 | 5.70% | 1.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,718 | 73.29% | 17.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,933 | | 13.61 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 9.60 | |

### Assembly Election 1968

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Banarsi Das Gupta | 13,572 | 46.53% | 8.57 |
| | ABJS | Bhagwan Dev | 12,384 | 42.46% | 7.29 |
| | CPI | Makhan Singh | 1,837 | 6.30% | 0.23 |
| | Independent | Brahm Datt | 734 | 2.52% | New |
| | Independent | Mahabir Singh | 480 | 1.65% | New |
| | Independent | Radha Krishan | 161 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,188 | 4.07% | 7.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,168 | 55.61% | 15.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,634 | | 6.25 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 3.21 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Bhiwani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Bhagwan Dev | 17,591 | 49.74% | New |
| | INC | Sagar Ram Gupta | 13,423 | 37.96% | New |
| | CPI | M. Singh | 2,147 | 6.07% | New |
| | SSP | P. Nand | 1,041 | 2.94% | New |
| | RPI | S. Singh | 476 | 1.35% | New |
| | Independent | B. Ram | 324 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | P. Singh | 280 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | H. Singh | 47 | 0.13% | New |
| | Independent | G. R. A. Goliwala | 35 | 0.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,168 | 11.79% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,364 | 72.60% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,480 | | |
| | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) |