# Thanesar Assembly constituency

Thanesar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Haryana state in India.
It is part of Kurukshetra district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | D. Prakash | Indian National Congress |
| 1968 | Om Parkash | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Om Parkash | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Devendra Sharma | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Sahab Singh | Lokdal |
| 1987 | Gurdial Singh | Lokdal |
| 1989^ | Devendra Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Ram Parkash | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ashok Arora | Samata Party |
| 2000 | Ashok Arora | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 2005 | Ramesh Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Ashok Arora | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 2014 | Subhash Sudha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Subhash Sudha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ashok Arora | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Arora | 70,076 | 48.93% | 6.55 |
| | BJP | Subhash Sudha | 66,833 | 46.67% | 3.63 |
| | AAP | Krishan Bajaj | 2,948 | 2.06% | New |
| | BSP | Tanuja | 1,709 | 1.19% | 0.02 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 798 | 0.56% | 0.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,243 | 2.26% | 1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,212 | 65.57% | 1.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,17,381 | | 13.16 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.90 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Subhash Sudha | 55,759 | 43.03% | −9.83% |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar | 54,917 | 42.38% | 31.69% |
| | Independent | Parveen Choudhary | 11,939 | 9.21% | |
| | JJP | Yogesh Kumar | 2,012 | 1.55% | |
| | BSP | Naveen Kumar | 1,519 | 1.17% | 0.47% |
| | NOTA | Nota | 951 | 0.73% | 0.23% |
| | INLD | Kalawati | 734 | 0.57% | −32.39% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 842 | 0.65% | −19.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,573 | 67.13% | −8.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,93,017 | | 13.25% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -9.83% | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Subhash Sudha | 68,080 | 52.87% | 49.05% |
| | INLD | Ashok Kumar | 42,442 | 32.96% | 0.14% |
| | INC | Pawan Garg | 13,769 | 10.69% | −12.92% |
| | HJCPV | Rajesh Sharma | 1,017 | 0.79% | |
| | BSP | Ashwani Malhotra | 909 | 0.71% | −4.12% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 655 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,638 | 19.91% | 10.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,775 | 75.56% | 1.99% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,70,438 | | 39.42% |
| | BJP gain from INLD | BJP gain from INLD | Swing | 20.05% | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INLD | Ashok Kumar | 29,516 | 32.82% | −2.33% |
| | INC | Ramesh Gupta | 21,231 | 23.61% | −24.24% |
| | Independent | Subhash Sudha | 17,025 | 18.93% | |
| | HJC(BL) | Balkar Singh | 12,323 | 13.70% | |
| | BSP | Devendra Sharma | 4,339 | 4.82% | 3.27% |
| | BJP | Krishan Bajaj | 3,437 | 3.82% | −7.04% |
| | Independent | Ramesh Kumar | 606 | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,285 | 9.21% | −3.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,929 | 73.57% | −0.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,22,244 | | −22.44% |
| | INLD gain from INC | INLD gain from INC | Swing | -15.03% | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Kumar | 55,729 | 47.85% | 14.23% |
| | INLD | Ashok Kumar | 40,943 | 35.15% | −13.49% |
| | BJP | Gurdial Singh Saini | 12,656 | 10.87% | |
| | BSP | Harpal Singh | 1,814 | 1.56% | 0.29% |
| | BRP | Sutender Gaur | 1,431 | 1.23% | |
| | CPI | Som Nath | 1,326 | 1.14% | |
| | Independent | Bal Singh | 934 | 0.80% | |
| | Independent | Govind Ram | 821 | 0.70% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,786 | 12.70% | −2.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,465 | 73.89% | 4.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,57,609 | | 19.26% |
| | INC gain from INLD | INC gain from INLD | Swing | -0.79% | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INLD | Ashok Kumar | 44,678 | 48.64% | |
| | INC | Shashi Saini | 30,877 | 33.62% | 20.80% |
| | HVP | Kaka Jatinder Singh | 11,494 | 12.51% | −5.40% |
| | Independent | Bashir Ahmed Khan | 1,446 | 1.57% | |
| | BSP | Kamlesh Dhiman | 1,166 | 1.27% | −0.47% |
| | SP | Om Parkash | 829 | 0.90% | |
| | NCP | Ram Kumar Moudgil | 516 | 0.56% | |
| | Independent | Karnail Singh Saini | 502 | 0.55% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,801 | 15.03% | 9.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,847 | 69.52% | −6.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,32,154 | | −2.34% |
| | INLD gain from Samata Party | INLD gain from Samata Party | Swing | 14.99% | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Samata Party | Ashok Kumar | 25,175 | 25.57% | |
| | Independent | Ramesh Kumar | 20,200 | 20.51% | |
| | HVP | Sahab Singh | 17,640 | 17.91% | −2.80% |
| | INC | Pawan Garg | 12,626 | 12.82% | −20.83% |
| | AIIC(T) | Ram Parkash | 11,068 | 11.24% | |
| | Independent | Siri Parkash Mishra | 5,248 | 5.33% | |
| | JD | Kulwant Singh Saini | 1,731 | 1.76% | |
| | BSP | Baldev Singh Saini | 1,714 | 1.74% | −0.45% |
| | Independent | Subhash Chand | 1,461 | 1.48% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,975 | 5.05% | −3.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,471 | 76.35% | 8.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,35,322 | | 21.78% |
| | Samata Party gain from INC | Samata Party gain from INC | Swing | -8.08% | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ram Parkash | 24,471 | 33.65% |
| | JP | Ashok Kumar | 18,458 | 25.38% |
| | HVP | Sahab Singh | 15,064 | 20.71% |
| | BJP | Atam Parkash | 10,477 | 14.41% |
| | BSP | Ram Kumar | 1,590 | 2.19% |
| | Independent | Manga Ram | 943 | 1.30% |
| | Independent | Dharam Pal | 445 | 0.61% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,013 | 8.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,722 | 67.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,123 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### Assembly By-election 1989

1989 Haryana Legislative Assembly by-election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | D. Sharma | 30,414 |
| | JD | A. Kumar S/O M.Raj | 30,290 |
| | Independent | F. Chand | 396 |
| | Independent | R. Singh | 345 |
| | Independent | R. Lal | 285 |
| | Independent | R. Nath | 234 |
| | Independent | Deba | 154 |
| | Independent | R. Pal | 144 |
| | Independent | N. Ram | 143 |
| | Independent | S. Mohan | 135 |
| | Independent | K. Singh | 94 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 124 |
| | INC gain from LKD | INC gain from LKD | Swing |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LKD | Gurdial Singh | 35,585 | 55.16% | 11.93% |
| | INC | Sahab Singh | 12,961 | 20.09% | −19.00% |
| | Independent | Nathi Ram | 3,924 | 6.08% | |
| | Independent | Bhim Chawla | 3,798 | 5.89% | |
| | Independent | Krishna Kumar Bajaj | 3,383 | 5.24% | |
| | JP | Phool Chand Goyal | 2,416 | 3.75% | −8.41% |
| | Independent | Des Raj | 776 | 1.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,624 | 35.07% | 30.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,507 | 69.30% | −2.77% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,239 | | 25.98% |
| | LKD hold | LKD hold | Swing | 11.93% | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LKD | Sahab Singh | 22,893 | 43.23% | |
| | INC | Om Parkash | 20,698 | 39.09% | 9.17% |
| | JP | Phool Chand | 6,437 | 12.16% | −57.03% |
| | Independent | Rameshwar Dass | 1,188 | 2.24% | |
| | Independent | Durga Prashad | 500 | 0.94% | |
| | Independent | Chuhar Singh | 405 | 0.76% | |
| | Independent | Kura | 390 | 0.74% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,195 | 4.15% | −35.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,951 | 72.06% | 1.55% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,802 | | 28.82% |
| | LKD gain from JP | LKD gain from JP | Swing | -25.96% | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Devendra Sharma | 28,044 | 69.19% | |
| | INC | Om Prakash | 12,126 | 29.92% | −18.05% |
| | Independent | Amar Nath | 202 | 0.50% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,918 | 39.27% | 34.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,532 | 70.52% | −5.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,068 | | −0.47% |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 21.22% | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Om Parkash | 20,657 | 47.96% | −0.09% |
| | ABJS | Ram Saran Das | 18,454 | 42.85% | −3.93% |
| | Independent | Muthra | 2,189 | 5.08% | |
| | INC(O) | Mihan Singh | 1,584 | 3.68% | |
| | Independent | Ishak Lal | 183 | 0.42% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,203 | 5.12% | 3.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,067 | 75.91% | 15.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,342 | | 13.85% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.09% | |

### Assembly Election 1968

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Om Parkash | 14,473 | 48.05% | −4.43% |
| | ABJS | Ram Saran Das | 14,089 | 46.78% | 5.08% |
| | RPI | Krishan Chand | 1,558 | 5.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 384 | 1.27% | −9.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,120 | 60.42% | −17.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,244 | | 5.24% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -4.43% | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Thanesar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Prakash | 18,659 | 52.49% | |
| | ABJS | B. Singh | 14,822 | 41.69% | |
| | Independent | K. Ram | 843 | 2.37% | |
| | Independent | A. Ram | 793 | 2.23% | |
| | SSP | S. Sawarup | 434 | 1.22% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,837 | 10.79% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,551 | 77.57% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,691 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |