# 1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996 were held in Indian state of Haryana to elect 90 members of the state's legislative assembly. The 90 members were elected by First-past-the-post system from 90 constituencies.
Haryana Vikas Party' Bansi Lal was elected Chief Minister of Haryana after his party gained majority seats with help of Bharatiya Janta Party.

## Results

Summary of results of the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996 :
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote % |
| Haryana Vikas Party | 65 | 33 | 17,16,572 | 22.7% |
| Samta Party | 89 | 24 | 15,57,914 | 20.6% |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 25 | 11 | 6,72,558 | 8.9% |
| Independent | 2022 | 10 | 11,73,533 | 15.5% |
| Indian National Congress | 90 | 9 | 15,76,882 | 20.8% |
| All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 62 | 3 | 2,42,638 | 3.2% |

## 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 | 69.97 | Chander Mohan | | INC | 54,929 | 40.97 | Sham Lal | | BJP | 34,300 | 25.58 | 20,629 |
| 2 | Naraingarh | 78.08 | Raj Kumar | | HVP | 22,309 | 27.23 | Man Singh S/O Pirthi Chand | | BSP | 14,262 | 17.41 | 8,047 |
| 3 | Sadhaura | 78.09 | Ramji Lal | | Samata Party | 26,142 | 28.41 | Deep Chand | | Independent | 24,075 | 26.16 | 2,067 |
| 4 | Chhachhrauli | 86.52 | Akram Khan | | Independent | 22,302 | 25.15 | Aman Kumar | | BSP | 21,925 | 24.73 | 377 |
| 5 | Yamunanagar | 66.16 | Kamla Verma | | BJP | 35,825 | 35.50 | Malik Chand | | Independent | 18,369 | 18.20 | 17,456 |
| 6 | Jagadhri | 78.41 | Subhash Chand | | HVP | 26,709 | 29.39 | Bishan Lal Saini | | BSP | 20,074 | 22.09 | 6,635 |
| 7 | Mulana | 73.79 | Risal Singh | | Samata Party | 22,592 | 26.46 | Phool Chand | | INC | 20,930 | 24.51 | 1,662 |
| 8 | Ambala Cantt. | 67.17 | Anil Vij | | Independent | 22,735 | 40.10 | Raj Rani | | INC | 16,645 | 29.36 | 6,090 |
| 9 | Ambala City | 66.74 | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | | BJP | 28,570 | 38.18 | Sumer Chand | | INC | 24,900 | 33.27 | 3,670 |
| 10 | Naggal | 78.33 | Nirmal Singh | | Independent | 34,822 | 38.43 | Jasbir Singh Mallaur | | HVP | 15,162 | 16.73 | 19,660 |
| 11 | Indri | 78.66 | Bhim Sain | | Independent | 20,930 | 21.63 | Des Raj | | INC | 16,698 | 17.25 | 4,232 |
| 12 | Nilokheri | 78.67 | Jai Singh | | INC | 31,536 | 36.02 | Bakshish Singh | | Samata Party | 21,954 | 25.08 | 9,582 |
| 13 | Karnal | 67.90 | Shashipal Mehta | | BJP | 35,511 | 37.53 | Jai Parkash | | INC | 27,093 | 28.63 | 8,418 |
| 14 | Jundla | 69.37 | Nafe Singh | | Samata Party | 26,722 | 34.54 | Raj Kumar | | INC | 15,470 | 19.99 | 11,252 |
| 15 | Gharaunda | 72.59 | Ramesh S/O Sulekh Chand | | BJP | 20,230 | 24.19 | Ramesh Kumar Rana S/O Jagpal Singh | | Samata Party | 20,219 | 24.18 | 11 |
| 16 | Assandh | 65.47 | Krishan Lal | | Samata Party | 28,333 | 37.90 | Rajinder Singh | | HVP | 25,840 | 34.57 | 2,493 |
| 17 | Panipat | 70.02 | Om Parkash | | Independent | 49,123 | 42.38 | Balbir Paul | | INC | 31,508 | 27.18 | 17,615 |
| 18 | Samalkha | 76.07 | Kartar Singh Bhadana | | HVP | 20,103 | 23.04 | Phool Pati | | Samata Party | 17,723 | 20.31 | 2,380 |
| 19 | Naultha | 74.13 | Bijender | | HVP | 24,790 | 31.24 | Satbir Singh Kadiyan | | Samata Party | 23,667 | 29.82 | 1,123 |
| 20 | Shahbad | 77.21 | Kapoor Chand | | BJP | 27,307 | 32.29 | Mohinder Singh | | Samata Party | 19,664 | 23.26 | 7,643 |
| 21 | Radaur | 78.39 | Banta Ram | | Samata Party | 30,765 | 36.85 | Ram Singh | | INC | 21,184 | 25.38 | 9,581 |
| 22 | Thanesar | 76.35 | Ashok Kumar | | Samata Party | 25,175 | 25.57 | Ramesh Kumar | | Independent | 20,200 | 20.51 | 4,975 |
| 23 | Pehowa | 77.22 | Jaswinder Singh | | Samata Party | 35,482 | 39.10 | Balbir Singh Saini | | INC | 21,887 | 24.12 | 13,595 |
| 24 | Guhla | 78.54 | Dillu Ram | | INC | 34,385 | 35.75 | Amar Singh | | Samata Party | 31,599 | 32.85 | 2,786 |
| 25 | Kaithal | 73.79 | Charan Dass | | Samata Party | 27,384 | 33.65 | Roshan Lal Tiwari | | HVP | 23,145 | 28.44 | 4,239 |
| 26 | Pundri | 78.32 | Narender Sharma | | Independent | 21,542 | 25.39 | Ishwar Singh | | INC | 20,311 | 23.94 | 1,231 |
| 27 | Pai | 74.79 | Ram Pal Majra | | Samata Party | 24,291 | 31.60 | Nar Singh Dhanda | | HVP | 22,016 | 28.64 | 2,275 |
| 28 | Hassangarh | 64.73 | Balwant Singh | | Samata Party | 20,454 | 34.75 | Veerendra Kumar | | AIIC(T) | 15,108 | 25.67 | 5,346 |
| 29 | Kiloi | 68.72 | Krishan Hooda | | Samata Party | 27,884 | 40.37 | Ram Phool | | HVP | 19,719 | 28.55 | 8,165 |
| 30 | Rohtak | 70.69 | Kishan Das | | HVP | 56,863 | 64.85 | Subhash Batra | | INC | 24,045 | 27.42 | 32,818 |
| 31 | Meham | 71.51 | Balbir | | Samata Party | 24,210 | 32.24 | Anand Singh Dangi | | INC | 23,953 | 31.89 | 257 |
| 32 | Kalanaur | 65.77 | Kartar Devi | | INC | 16,733 | 28.47 | Jai Narain | | BJP | 15,818 | 26.91 | 915 |
| 33 | Beri | 71.53 | Virender Pal | | Samata Party | 20,522 | 30.20 | Raghubir Singh | | INC | 16,435 | 24.19 | 4,087 |
| 34 | Salhawas | 63.76 | Dharmavir | | HVP | 27,840 | 41.54 | Suraj Bhan S/O Chandram | | INC | 11,517 | 17.18 | 16,323 |
| 35 | Jhajjar | 61.96 | Ram Parkash Dahiya | | HVP | 22,266 | 32.75 | Kirpa Ram | | Janhit Morcha | 15,657 | 23.03 | 6,609 |
| 36 | Badli, Haryana | 69.61 | Dheer Pal Singh | | Samata Party | 23,305 | 35.01 | Manphool Singh | | HVP | 17,743 | 26.66 | 5,562 |
| 37 | Bahadurgarh | 63.58 | Nafe Singh S/O Umrao Singh | | Samata Party | 27,555 | 33.78 | Raj Pal | | HVP | 26,657 | 32.68 | 898 |
| 38 | Baroda | 69.02 | Ramesh Kumar | | Samata Party | 28,181 | 41.51 | Chander Bhan | | HVP | 26,197 | 38.59 | 1,984 |
| 39 | Gohana | 68.98 | Jagbir Singh Malik | | HVP | 22,837 | 28.88 | Kishan Singh | | Samata Party | 21,965 | 27.77 | 872 |
| 40 | Kailana | 71.73 | Ramesh Chander | | HVP | 24,390 | 30.47 | Ved Singh | | Samata Party | 22,724 | 28.38 | 1,666 |
| 41 | Sonipat | 64.40 | Dev Raj Diwan | | Independent | 47,269 | 53.15 | Om Parkash S/O Hari Singh | | SP | 10,129 | 11.39 | 37,140 |
| 42 | Rai | 62.85 | Suraj Mal | | Samata Party | 23,490 | 32.04 | Mohander | | HVP | 19,512 | 26.61 | 3,978 |
| 43 | Rohat | 65.56 | Krishana Gahlawat | | HVP | 23,799 | 34.34 | Padam Singh | | Samata Party | 21,676 | 31.28 | 2,123 |
| 44 | Kalayat | 65.01 | Ram Bhaj | | HVP | 23,351 | 36.41 | Dina Ram | | Samata Party | 18,233 | 28.43 | 5,118 |
| 45 | Narwana | 81.04 | Randeep Singh Surjewala | | INC | 28,286 | 32.63 | Jai Parkash | | HVP | 27,437 | 31.65 | 849 |
| 46 | Uchana Kalan | 71.78 | Birender Singh | | AIIC(T) | 21,755 | 28.18 | Bhag Singh | | Samata Party | 17,843 | 23.11 | 3,912 |
| 47 | Rajound | 70.87 | Satvinder Singh | | AIIC(T) | 18,179 | 27.56 | Ram Kumar | | Samata Party | 15,255 | 23.13 | 2,924 |
| 48 | Jind | 72.64 | Brij Mohan | | HVP | 40,803 | 44.48 | Mange Ram Gupta | | INC | 22,245 | 24.25 | 18,558 |
| 49 | Julana | 72.53 | Satya Narain Lathar | | HVP | 34,195 | 46.77 | Suraj Bhan S/O Harnarain | | Samata Party | 22,425 | 30.67 | 11,770 |
| 50 | Safidon | 76.81 | Ramphal S/O Jodha Ram | | Samata Party | 21,502 | 25.22 | Ranbir Singh | | HVP | 17,301 | 20.30 | 4,201 |
| 51 | Faridabad | 54.70 | Chander Bhatia | | BJP | 62,925 | 49.31 | Akagar Chand Chaudhry | | INC | 28,518 | 22.35 | 34,407 |
| 52 | Mewla–Maharajpur | 52.22 | Krishan Pal | | BJP | 66,300 | 46.97 | Mahender Pratap Singh | | INC | 39,883 | 28.25 | 26,417 |
| 53 | Ballabgarh | 56.63 | Anand Kumar | | BJP | 51,721 | 53.54 | Rajender S/O Gaj Raj | | INC | 19,558 | 20.25 | 32,163 |
| 54 | Palwal | 69.85 | Karan Singh Dalal | | HVP | 40,219 | 50.64 | Subhash Chaudhary | | BSP | 13,832 | 17.42 | 26,387 |
| 55 | Hassanpur | 63.57 | Jagdish Nayar | | HVP | 28,318 | 40.97 | Udai Bhan | | Independent | 22,748 | 32.91 | 5,570 |
| 56 | Hathin | 68.11 | Harsh Kumar | | HVP | 16,252 | 23.51 | Ajmat Khan | | AIIC(T) | 10,131 | 14.65 | 6,121 |
| 57 | Ferozepur Jhirka | 65.76 | Azad Mohammad | | Samata Party | 24,056 | 30.27 | Abdul Razak | | HVP | 21,414 | 26.94 | 2,642 |
| 58 | Nuh | 63.28 | Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed | | AIIC(T) | 20,401 | 30.36 | Hamid Hussain | | Samata Party | 12,274 | 18.27 | 8,127 |
| 59 | Taoru | 71.26 | Suraj Pal Singh | | BJP | 29,995 | 35.06 | Zakir Hussain | | INC | 18,480 | 21.60 | 11,515 |
| 60 | Sohna | 70.73 | Narbir Singh | | HVP | 30,411 | 35.04 | Dharam Pal | | INC | 20,606 | 23.74 | 9,805 |
| 61 | Gurgaon | 61.81 | Dharambir | | INC | 33,716 | 30.38 | Sita Ram Singla | | BJP | 26,358 | 23.75 | 7,358 |
| 62 | Pataudi | 62.83 | Narayan Singh S/O Bichha Ram | | HVP | 31,834 | 43.18 | Ram Veer Singh | | Samata Party | 16,409 | 22.26 | 15,425 |
| 63 | Badhra | 70.00 | Nripender Sangwan | | HVP | 42,142 | 52.98 | Ravinder Singh | | Samata Party | 14,715 | 18.50 | 27,427 |
| 64 | Dadri | 68.64 | Satpal Sangwan | | HVP | 33,690 | 44.81 | Jagjit Singh | | INC | 22,269 | 29.62 | 11,421 |
| 65 | Mundhal Khurd | 65.38 | Chhatar Singh Chauhan | | HVP | 33,788 | 47.50 | Shashi Ranjan | | INC | 19,017 | 26.73 | 14,771 |
| 66 | Bhiwani | 65.13 | Ram Bhajan | | HVP | 44,584 | 59.20 | Shiv Kumar S/O Kedar Nath | | INC | 19,712 | 26.17 | 24,872 |
| 67 | Tosham | 74.29 | Bansi Lal | | HVP | 47,274 | 53.60 | Dharambir | | INC | 34,472 | 39.09 | 12,802 |
| 68 | Loharu | 67.72 | Somvir Singh | | HVP | 47,559 | 57.86 | Hira Nand | | Samata Party | 11,126 | 13.54 | 36,433 |
| 69 | Bawani Khera | 69.51 | Jagan Nath S/O Gur Dayal | | HVP | 44,372 | 57.22 | Raghvir Singh Ranga | | Samata Party | 13,838 | 17.84 | 30,534 |
| 70 | Barwala | 74.58 | Relu Ram | | Independent | 30,046 | 34.91 | Anant Ram | | HVP | 19,257 | 22.37 | 10,789 |
| 71 | Narnaund | 76.25 | Jaswant Singh | | HVP | 31,439 | 41.04 | Virender Singh S/O Diwan Singh | | INC | 20,666 | 26.98 | 10,773 |
| 72 | Hansi | 73.65 | Attar Singh | | HVP | 51,767 | 60.44 | Amir Chand S/O Har Gobind | | INC | 23,096 | 26.97 | 28,671 |
| 73 | Bhattu Kalan | 84.20 | Mani Ram Godara | | HVP | 41,433 | 48.25 | Sampat Singh | | Samata Party | 33,355 | 38.84 | 8,078 |
| 74 | Hisar | 68.00 | Om Parkash Mahajan | | Independent | 30,451 | 32.93 | Hari Singh Saini | | INC | 26,646 | 28.81 | 3,805 |
| 75 | Ghirai | 73.74 | Kanwal Singh | | HVP | 21,497 | 27.20 | Chhatar Pal Singh | | Independent | 21,171 | 26.79 | 326 |
| 76 | Tohana | 80.58 | Vinod Kumar | | Samata Party | 39,957 | 41.71 | S. Harpal Singh | | INC | 29,575 | 30.88 | 10,382 |
| 77 | Ratia | 76.27 | Ram Saroop Rama | | HVP | 28,044 | 34.86 | Atma Singh | | Samata Party | 17,327 | 21.54 | 10,717 |
| 78 | Fatehabad | 73.94 | Harminder Singh | | HVP | 36,199 | 38.71 | Lila Krishan | | INC | 18,078 | 19.33 | 18,121 |
| 79 | Adampur | 79.66 | Bhajan Lal | | INC | 54,140 | 57.15 | Surender Singh | | HVP | 34,133 | 36.03 | 20,007 |
| 80 | Darba Kalan | 84.49 | Vidya Devi | | Samata Party | 36,944 | 38.51 | Prahlad Singh | | HVP | 36,750 | 38.31 | 194 |
| 81 | Ellenabad | 76.99 | Bhagi Ram | | Samata Party | 37,107 | 40.86 | Karnail Singh | | HVP | 29,909 | 32.94 | 7,198 |
| 82 | Sirsa | 75.26 | Ganeshi Lal | | BJP | 35,419 | 35.42 | Lachhman Dass S/O Dhira Mal | | INC | 31,599 | 31.60 | 3,820 |
| 83 | Rori | 86.34 | Om Prakash Chautala S/O Devi Lal | | Samata Party | 41,867 | 45.28 | Jagdish Nehra | | INC | 33,485 | 36.22 | 8,382 |
| 84 | Dabwali | 75.98 | Mani Ram | | Samata Party | 29,434 | 35.81 | Jagsir Singh | | HVP | 20,697 | 25.18 | 8,737 |
| 85 | Bawal | 63.71 | Jaswant Singh | | HVP | 38,973 | 47.61 | Shakuntla Bhagwaria | | INC | 23,974 | 29.29 | 14,999 |
| 86 | Rewari | 65.55 | Ajay Singh Yadav | | INC | 22,099 | 26.70 | Randhir Singh Kapriwas | | Independent | 20,332 | 24.56 | 1,767 |
| 87 | Jatusana | 66.47 | Jagdish Yadav | | HVP | 38,185 | 41.31 | Inderjeet Singh | | INC | 29,304 | 31.70 | 8,881 |
| 88 | Mahendragarh | 70.00 | Ram Bilas Sharma | | BJP | 19,015 | 20.84 | Rao Dan Singh | | Independent | 15,307 | 16.77 | 3,708 |
| 89 | Ateli | 66.50 | Narender Singh | | INC | 22,114 | 26.14 | Rao Omprakash Engineer S/O Nand Lal | | HVP | 19,270 | 22.78 | 2,844 |
| 90 | Narnaul | 69.21 | Kailash Chand Sharma | | Independent | 25,671 | 31.19 | Kailash Chand Sharma | | BJP | 20,325 | 24.70 | 5,346 |

## Bye Elections

| A.C. No. | Constituency Name | Type A.C. | Winner Candidate | Party |
| 1. | Adampur | Gen | Kuldeep Bishnoi | Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Fatehabad | Gen | Sampat Singh | Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) |
| 3. | Jhajjar | SC | Kanta Devi | Haryana Vikas Party |