# Panipat Assembly constituency

Panipat Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Haryana. After delimitation, the Panipat Assembly constituency was split into Panipat Rural (KC Panipat of Panipat Tehsil) and Panipat City (Panipat Municipal Council + OG of Panipat Tehsil)

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Fateh Chand | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1968 | Fateh Chand | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Hakumat Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Fateh Chand | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Fateh Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1987 | Balbir Paul | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Balbir Paul | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Om Parkash | Independent politician |
| 2000 | Balbir Paul | Indian National Congress |
| 2005 | Balbir Paul | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balbir Paul | 55,828 | 42.98% | 1.82 |
| | Independent | Om Parkash Jain | 42,181 | 32.47% | New |
| | BJP | Sanjay Bhatia | 17,488 | 13.46% | 14.25 |
| | INLD | Kasturi Lal | 7,974 | 6.14% | New |
| | BSP | Subhash Chand Kabir Panthi | 3,051 | 2.35% | 1.49 |
| | Independent | Balbir | 989 | 0.76% | New |
| | Independent | Parmod | 795 | 0.61% | New |
| | Independent | Om Parkash | 558 | 0.43% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,647 | 10.51% | 2.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,907 | 64.65% | 4.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,00,927 | | 14.77 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.82 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balbir Paul | 43,514 | 41.16% | 13.97 |
| | BJP | Manohar Lal | 29,305 | 27.72% | 2.42 |
| | Independent | Om Prakash Jain | 21,393 | 20.23% | New |
| | Rashtriya Sawarn Dal | Jitender | 2,926 | 2.77% | New |
| | Independent | Darshan Singh | 2,038 | 1.93% | New |
| | Independent | Dharam Pal | 1,950 | 1.84% | New |
| | BSP | Narender | 908 | 0.86% | 0.61 |
| | Independent | Satpal | 823 | 0.78% | New |
| | Independent | Sanjeev | 644 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,209 | 13.44% | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,730 | 60.41% | 6.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,75,071 | | 1.57 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.23 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Om Parkash | 49,123 | 42.38% | New |
| | INC | Balbir Paul | 31,508 | 27.18% | 13.07 |
| | BJP | Neti Sain | 29,321 | 25.30% | 4.53 |
| | BSP | Partap Singh | 1,701 | 1.47% | New |
| | Independent | Yasim Ali | 1,024 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,615 | 15.20% | 5.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,908 | 70.02% | 3.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,72,359 | | 34.90 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 2.12 | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balbir Paul | 32,745 | 40.26% | 1.74 |
| | Independent | Om Parkash | 24,504 | 30.13% | New |
| | BJP | Niti Sain | 16,894 | 20.77% | 3.49 |
| | JP | Kasturi Lal | 4,672 | 5.74% | New |
| | HVP | Prem Kumar | 714 | 0.88% | New |
| | Independent | Rattan Lal | 435 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,241 | 10.13% | 4.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,340 | 65.37% | 7.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,766 | | 17.71 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balbir Paul | 32,476 | 42.00% | 3.82 |
| | Independent | Kasturi Lal | 21,502 | 27.81% | New |
| | BJP | Mohinder Kumar | 18,757 | 24.26% | 23.20 |
| | CPI | Mam Chand | 2,500 | 3.23% | New |
| | Independent | Babu Khan | 602 | 0.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,974 | 14.19% | 12.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,330 | 72.12% | 1.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,543 | | 36.23 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.46 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Fateh Chand | 26,467 | 47.46% | New |
| | INC | Kasturi Lal | 25,555 | 45.82% | 22.48 |
| | Independent | Harish Kumar | 1,529 | 2.74% | New |
| | Independent | Ang Singh Alias Atar Singh | 695 | 1.25% | New |
| | JP | Juginder Pal | 686 | 1.23% | 68.38 |
| | Independent | K. D. Sharma | 442 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 912 | 1.64% | 44.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,771 | 70.79% | 6.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,674 | | 21.38 |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | 22.16 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Fateh Chand | 28,988 | 69.61% | New |
| | INC | Kasturi Lal | 9,721 | 23.34% | 35.04 |
| | CPI | Ramditta Mal | 1,922 | 4.62% | New |
| | Independent | Bashir Ahmed | 804 | 1.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,267 | 46.27% | 25.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,642 | 63.93% | 11.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,640 | | 4.74 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 11.23 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hakumat Rai | 27,513 | 58.38% | 22.09 |
| | ABJS | Fateh Chand | 17,523 | 37.18% | 8.79 |
| | CPI(M) | Ram Singh | 1,142 | 2.42% | New |
| | Independent | Gajjan Singh | 946 | 2.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,990 | 21.20% | 11.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,124 | 76.72% | 11.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,669 | | 7.41 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 12.41 | |

### Assembly Election 1968

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Fateh Chand | 16,957 | 45.97% | 3.74 |
| | INC | Chaman Lal | 13,386 | 36.29% | 7.77 |
| | BKD | Balbir Singh | 5,729 | 15.53% | New |
| | Independent | Tek Chand | 567 | 1.54% | New |
| | Independent | Kapur Chand | 247 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,571 | 9.68% | 4.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,886 | 64.39% | 11.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,343 | | 6.23 |
| | ABJS hold | ABJS hold | Swing | 3.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Panipat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Fateh Chand | 20,459 | 49.71% | New |
| | INC | H. Rai | 18,134 | 44.06% | New |
| | CPI | R. Singh | 1,864 | 4.53% | New |
| | Independent | P. Lal | 702 | 1.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,325 | 5.65% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,159 | 78.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,919 | | |
| | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) | ABJS win (new seat) |