# 1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held on 12 May 1968 to elect members of the 81 constituencies in Haryana, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Bansi Lal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Haryana.

## Results

Seats :
| | Indian National Congress | 1,114,176 | 43.83 | 48 |
| | Vishal Haryana Party | 377,744 | 14.86 | 16 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 265,739 | 10.45 | 7 |
| | Swatantra Party | 207,843 | 8.18 | 2 |
| | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | 48,298 | 1.90 | 1 |
| | Republican Party of India | 40,597 | 1.60 | 1 |
| | Sanyukta Socialist Party | 23,936 | 0.94 | 0 |
| | Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh | 15,055 | 0.59 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of India | 8,210 | 0.32 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3,632 | 0.14 | 0 |
| | Praja Socialist Party | 1,801 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Independents | 434,907 | 17.11 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 2,541,938 | 100.00 | 81 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,541,938 | 97.52 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 64,729 | 2.48 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,606,667 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,552,539 | 57.26 | |
| Source: ECI |||||

## 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 | 68.53% | Kishori Lal | | INC | 22,880 | 58.34% | Lachhman Singh | | Independent | 13,552 | 34.55% | 9,328 |
| 2 | Naraingarh | 40.86% | Lal Singh | | INC | 14,745 | 65.46% | Jagat Narain | | BKD | 3,585 | 15.92% | 11,160 |
| 3 | Chhachhrauli | 41.63% | Parbhu Ram | | INC | 13,696 | 59.45% | Phool Chand | | VHP | 9,340 | 40.55% | 4,356 |
| 4 | Jagadhri | 58.38% | Rameshwar Dass | | INC | 13,534 | 46.23% | Brij Mohan | | ABJS | 9,432 | 32.22% | 4,102 |
| 5 | Yamunanagar | 52.51% | Malik Chand | | ABJS | 10,243 | 29.28% | Bhupinder Singh | | Independent | 7,765 | 22.20% | 2,478 |
| 6 | Mulana | 52.51% | Ram Parkash | | INC | 16,830 | 60.98% | Ram Parshad | | RPI | 10,179 | 36.88% | 6,651 |
| 7 | Naggal | 54.42% | Abdul Gaffar Khan | | INC | 8,654 | 37.83% | Mohinder Singh | | Independent | 6,283 | 27.46% | 2,371 |
| 8 | Ambala Cantt. | 62.07% | Bhagwan Dass | | ABJS | 13,009 | 51.62% | Dev Raj Anand | | INC | 11,606 | 46.05% | 1,403 |
| 9 | Ambala City | 55.00% | Lekh Wati Jain | | INC | 14,552 | 55.58% | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | | ABJS | 9,482 | 36.22% | 5,070 |
| 10 | Shahbad | 58.88% | Jagdish Chander | | INC | 10,215 | 38.50% | Jagjit Singh | | VHP | 8,583 | 32.35% | 1,632 |
| 11 | Thanesar | 60.42% | Om Parkash | | INC | 14,473 | 48.05% | Ram Saran Das | | ABJS | 14,089 | 46.78% | 384 |
| 12 | Babain | 51.53% | Chand Ram | | Independent | 13,535 | 51.09% | Teka | | INC | 9,242 | 34.89% | 4,293 |
| 13 | Nilokheri | 67.37% | Chanda Singh | | Independent | 15,155 | 49.94% | Ram Sarup Giri | | INC | 8,617 | 28.40% | 6,538 |
| 14 | Indri | 59.32% | Parsani Devi | | INC | 10,846 | 35.16% | Des Raj | | Independent | 8,060 | 26.13% | 2,786 |
| 15 | Karnal | 63.01% | Shanti Prasad | | Independent | 10,648 | 33.05% | Ram Lal | | ABJS | 8,285 | 25.71% | 2,363 |
| 16 | Jundla | 51.94% | Banwari Ram | | RPI | 14,253 | 54.74% | Ram Kishan | | INC | 10,642 | 40.87% | 3,611 |
| 17 | Gharaunda | 58.31% | Randhir Singh | | ABJS | 7,766 | 23.80% | Rulya Ram | | SWA | 7,754 | 23.76% | 12 |
| 18 | Samalkha | 52.18% | Kartar Singh | | INC | 17,486 | 58.75% | Dhram Vir | | ABJS | 9,046 | 30.39% | 8,440 |
| 19 | Panipat | 64.39% | Fateh Chand | | ABJS | 16,957 | 45.97% | Chaman Lal | | INC | 13,386 | 36.29% | 3,571 |
| 20 | Naultha | 60.96% | Jai Singh | | INC | 16,130 | 53.97% | Inder Singh | | VHP | 13,264 | 44.38% | 2,866 |
| 21 | Rajound | 36.82% | Ran Singh | | INC | 11,588 | 52.06% | Jogi Ram | | VHP | 6,534 | 29.35% | 5,054 |
| 22 | Pundri | 58.84% | Ishwar Singh | | Independent | 14,211 | 45.43% | Tara Singh | | INC | 13,773 | 44.03% | 438 |
| 23 | Serhada | 67.70% | Surjit Singh | | INC | 21,074 | 57.15% | Jagjit Singh Pohlu | | SWA | 11,929 | 32.35% | 9,145 |
| 24 | Kaithal | 72.38% | Om Prabha | | INC | 21,273 | 50.41% | Gian Chand | | ABJS | 18,950 | 44.90% | 2,323 |
| 25 | Pehowa | 52.39% | Piara Singh | | INC | 11,798 | 38.68% | Ram Dia | | ABJS | 7,627 | 25.01% | 4,171 |
| 26 | Kalayat | 28.45% | Bhagtu | | INC | 9,117 | 61.27% | Anant Ram | | SWA | 4,998 | 33.59% | 4,119 |
| 27 | Narwana | 64.31% | Neki Ram | | INC | 17,833 | 50.92% | Shamsher Singh | | SWA | 11,685 | 33.36% | 6,148 |
| 28 | Jind | 55.71% | Daya Krishan | | INC | 17,733 | 51.77% | Shanker Dass | | Independent | 16,136 | 47.11% | 1,597 |
| 29 | Julana | 65.95% | Narain Singh | | SWA | 17,052 | 49.90% | Dal Singh | | INC | 16,008 | 46.85% | 1,044 |
| 30 | Safidon | 59.69% | Satya Narain | | VHP | 14,895 | 49.63% | Ram Kishan | | INC | 12,655 | 42.17% | 2,240 |
| 31 | Meham | 65.38% | Raj Singh | | INC | 16,479 | 48.95% | Maha Singh | | Independent | 16,253 | 48.28% | 226 |
| 32 | Baroda | 50.28% | Shyam Chand | | VHP | 9,934 | 35.83% | Ram Dhari | | INC | 8,092 | 29.19% | 1,842 |
| 33 | Gohana | 68.23% | Ram Dhari | | INC | 15,970 | 43.56% | Har Kishan | | Independent | 15,202 | 41.47% | 768 |
| 34 | Kailana | 62.69% | Rajinder Singh | | VHP | 17,026 | 49.88% | Partap Singh Tyagi | | INC | 15,078 | 44.17% | 1,948 |
| 35 | Sonipat | 58.45% | Mukhtiar Singh | | ABJS | 18,480 | 56.15% | Dewan Dwarka Khosla | | INC | 13,174 | 40.03% | 5,306 |
| 36 | Rai | 50.81% | Jaswant Singh | | INC | 16,306 | 60.59% | Dalpat Singh | | Independent | 6,262 | 23.27% | 10,044 |
| 37 | Rohat | 42.59% | Kanwar Singh | | INC | 11,268 | 53.88% | Phool Chand | | Independent | 9,646 | 46.12% | 1,622 |
| 38 | Hassangarh | 52.67% | Maru Singh | | INC | 14,372 | 52.66% | Raghbir Singh | | Independent | 5,244 | 19.22% | 9,128 |
| 39 | Kiloi | 70.60% | Ranbir Singh Hooda | | INC | 18,751 | 51.93% | Shreyo Nath | | Independent | 17,025 | 47.15% | 1,726 |
| 40 | Rohtak | 60.29% | Mangal Sein | | ABJS | 17,534 | 48.15% | Dev Raj | | INC | 17,468 | 47.97% | 66 |
| 41 | Kalanaur | 60.98% | Satram Dass | | ABJS | 12,446 | 42.26% | Badlu Ram | | INC | 9,487 | 32.22% | 2,959 |
| 42 | Beri | 61.62% | Ran Singh | | INC | 24,801 | 67.57% | Partap Singh Doulta | | Independent | 7,060 | 19.23% | 17,741 |
| 43 | Salhawas | 44.88% | Shakuntla | | VHP | 13,455 | 47.16% | Phul Singh | | INC | 11,885 | 41.65% | 1,570 |
| 44 | Jhajjar | 57.11% | Ganga Sagar | | INC | 13,253 | 35.46% | Manphul Singh | | SWA | 11,414 | 30.54% | 1,839 |
| 45 | Bahadurgarh | 68.50% | Partap Singh | | INC | 23,714 | 53.82% | Hardwari Lal | | SWA | 19,279 | 43.76% | 4,435 |
| 46 | Faridabad | 52.87% | Kamal Dev | | INC | 9,982 | 27.56% | Kanwal Nath Gulati | | Independent | 8,365 | 23.10% | 1,617 |
| 47 | Ballabgarh | 54.18% | Sharda Rani | | INC | 14,989 | 44.10% | Nathu Singh | | VHP | 7,572 | 22.28% | 7,417 |
| 48 | Palwal | 58.49% | Roop Lal Mehta | | INC | 19,231 | 53.87% | Dhan Singh | | SWA | 12,102 | 33.90% | 7,129 |
| 49 | Hassanpur | 45.76% | Manohar Singh | | INC | 15,583 | 60.17% | Shyah Sunder | | SWA | 6,828 | 26.37% | 8,755 |
| 50 | Ferozepur Jhirka | 47.25% | Abdul Razak | | VHP | 12,503 | 50.72% | Imam Khan | | INC | 12,148 | 49.28% | 355 |
| 51 | Nuh | 50.72% | Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed | | INC | 14,675 | 53.46% | Chaudhary Rahim Khan | | VHP | 8,738 | 31.83% | 5,937 |
| 52 | Hathin | 46.13% | Hem Raj | | Independent | 7,381 | 28.99% | Debi Singh Tewatia | | INC | 7,311 | 28.72% | 70 |
| 53 | Sohna | 69.50% | Kanhaya Lal | | INC | 21,733 | 52.54% | Tayyab Hussain | | VHP | 17,283 | 41.78% | 4,450 |
| 54 | Gurgaon | 56.24% | Mahabir Singh | | INC | 19,114 | 58.12% | Partap Singh Thakran | | ABJS | 12,396 | 37.69% | 6,718 |
| 55 | Pataudi | 69.53% | Ramjiwan Singh | | VHP | 20,306 | 47.23% | Sees Ram | | SWA | 14,678 | 34.14% | 5,628 |
| 56 | Rewari | 63.05% | Sumitra Devi | | VHP | 15,010 | 49.19% | Babu Dayal | | INC | 11,727 | 38.43% | 3,283 |
| 57 | Bawal | 53.28% | Jee Sukh | | VHP | 14,141 | 51.21% | Hira Lal | | INC | 9,295 | 33.66% | 4,846 |
| 58 | Jatusana | 67.33% | Birender Singh | | VHP | 23,890 | 59.31% | Nihal Singh | | INC | 16,144 | 40.08% | 7,746 |
| 59 | Ateli | 69.90% | Birender Singh | | VHP | 23,673 | 59.09% | Nihal Singh | | INC | 15,937 | 39.78% | 7,736 |
| 60 | Narnaul | 52.42% | Ram Saran Chand Mittal | | INC | 12,661 | 48.71% | Dharam Paul | | Independent | 11,361 | 43.71% | 1,300 |
| 61 | Mahendragarh | 53.19% | Hari Singh | | VHP | 11,246 | 40.26% | Narinder Singh | | INC | 6,623 | 23.71% | 4,623 |
| 62 | Kanina | 58.28% | Dalip Singh | | VHP | 18,413 | 63.74% | Lal Singh | | INC | 9,700 | 33.58% | 8,713 |
| 63 | Badhra | 57.23% | Amir Singh | | VHP | 11,460 | 33.90% | Attar Singh | | Independent | 8,748 | 25.88% | 2,712 |
| 64 | Dadri | 40.23% | Ganpat Rai | | INC | 11,864 | 53.41% | Harnam Singh | | SSP | 6,908 | 31.10% | 4,956 |
| 65 | Loharu | 54.34% | Chandrawati | | INC | 14,480 | 49.11% | Tulsi Ram | | Independent | 12,982 | 44.03% | 1,498 |
| 66 | Tosham | 58.01% | Bansi Lal | | INC | 9,109 | 29.94% | Jangbir Singh | | SSP | 7,860 | 25.84% | 1,249 |
| 67 | Bhiwani | 55.61% | Banarsi Das Gupta | | INC | 13,572 | 46.53% | Bhagwan Dev | | ABJS | 12,384 | 42.46% | 1,188 |
| 68 | Mundhal Khurd | 60.92% | Swaroop Singh | | INC | 11,878 | 38.42% | Jaswant Singh | | SWA | 10,456 | 33.82% | 1,422 |
| 69 | Narnaund | 51.93% | Joginder Singh | | SWA | 14,973 | 53.19% | Rameshwar Dutt | | INC | 8,235 | 29.26% | 6,738 |
| 70 | Hansi | 56.14% | Hari Singh | | INC | 13,608 | 46.28% | Ajit Singh | | VHP | 9,363 | 31.84% | 4,245 |
| 71 | Bawani Khera | 41.98% | Parbhu Singh | | INC | 9,611 | 44.16% | Amar Singh | | SWA | 7,397 | 33.99% | 2,214 |
| 72 | Adampur | 71.63% | Bhajan Lal | | INC | 23,723 | 59.26% | Balraj Singh | | Independent | 13,679 | 34.17% | 10,044 |
| 73 | Hisar | 60.13% | Balwant Rai Tayal | | BKD | 17,654 | 47.03% | Gulab Singh Dhiman | | INC | 16,495 | 43.94% | 1,159 |
| 74 | Barwala | 39.99% | Gordhan Dass | | INC | 9,919 | 45.89% | Pir Chand | | BKD | 9,548 | 44.18% | 371 |
| 75 | Tohana | 55.37% | Harpal Singh | | VHP | 14,621 | 46.66% | Mehar Chand | | INC | 8,156 | 26.03% | 6,465 |
| 76 | Fatehabad | 65.52% | Pokhar Ram | | INC | 24,029 | 57.22% | Lila Krishan | | Independent | 17,963 | 42.78% | 6,066 |
| 77 | Badopal | 62.28% | Partap Singh | | VHP | 18,791 | 52.72% | Raja Ram | | INC | 16,191 | 45.42% | 2,600 |
| 78 | Sirsa | 62.49% | Premsukh Dass | | INC | 17,856 | 53.17% | Sushil Chander | | Independent | 12,001 | 35.74% | 5,855 |
| 79 | Rori | 63.30% | Harkishan Lal | | INC | 15,662 | 38.76% | Dara Singh | | Akali Dal (SFS) | 15,055 | 37.26% | 607 |
| 80 | Dabwali | 57.88% | Teja Singh | | Independent | 11,925 | 37.74% | Kesra Ram | | INC | 10,477 | 33.16% | 1,448 |
| 81 | Ellenabad | 71.40% | Lal Chand | | VHP | 20,816 | 49.53% | Om Prakash | | INC | 15,485 | 36.85% | 5,331 |