1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

12 May 1968

All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,552,539
Turnout57.26%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party INC VHP ABJS
Seats before 48 New 12
Seats won 48 16 7
Popular vote 43.83% 14.86% 10.45%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SWA BKD RPI
Seats before 3 New 2
Seats won 2 1 1
Popular vote 8.18% 1.90% 1.60%

Chief Minister before election

Rao Birender Singh
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Bansi Lal
INC

Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held on 12 May 1968 to elect members of the 81 constituencies in Haryana, India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Bansi Lal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Haryana.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress1,114,17643.8348
Vishal Haryana Party377,74414.8616
Bharatiya Jana Sangh265,73910.457
Swatantra Party207,8438.182
Bharatiya Kranti Dal48,2981.901
Republican Party of India40,5971.601
Sanyukta Socialist Party23,9360.940
Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh15,0550.590
Communist Party of India8,2100.320
Communist Party of India (Marxist)3,6320.140
Praja Socialist Party1,8010.070
Independents434,90717.116
Total2,541,938100.0081
Valid votes2,541,93897.52
Invalid/blank votes64,7292.48
Total votes2,606,667100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,552,53957.26
Source: ECI[3]

Elected members

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[4]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1Kalka68.53%Kishori Lal INC22,88058.34%Lachhman Singh Independent13,55234.55%9,328
2Naraingarh40.86%Lal Singh INC14,74565.46%Jagat Narain BKD3,58515.92%11,160
3Chhachhrauli41.63%Parbhu Ram INC13,69659.45%Phool Chand VHP9,34040.55%4,356
4Jagadhri58.38%Rameshwar Dass INC13,53446.23%Brij Mohan ABJS9,43232.22%4,102
5Yamunanagar52.51%Malik Chand ABJS10,24329.28%Bhupinder Singh Independent7,76522.20%2,478
6Mulana52.51%Ram Parkash INC16,83060.98%Ram Parshad RPI10,17936.88%6,651
7Naggal54.42%Abdul Gaffar Khan INC8,65437.83%Mohinder Singh Independent6,28327.46%2,371
8Ambala Cantt.62.07%Bhagwan Dass ABJS13,00951.62%Dev Raj Anand INC11,60646.05%1,403
9Ambala City55.00%Lekh Wati Jain INC14,55255.58%Faqir Chand Aggarwal ABJS9,48236.22%5,070
10Shahbad58.88%Jagdish Chander INC10,21538.50%Jagjit Singh VHP8,58332.35%1,632
11Thanesar60.42%Om Parkash INC14,47348.05%Ram Saran Das ABJS14,08946.78%384
12Babain51.53%Chand Ram Independent13,53551.09%Teka INC9,24234.89%4,293
13Nilokheri67.37%Chanda Singh Independent15,15549.94%Ram Sarup Giri INC8,61728.40%6,538
14Indri59.32%Parsani Devi INC10,84635.16%Des Raj Independent8,06026.13%2,786
15Karnal63.01%Shanti Prasad Independent10,64833.05%Ram Lal ABJS8,28525.71%2,363
16Jundla51.94%Banwari Ram RPI14,25354.74%Ram Kishan INC10,64240.87%3,611
17Gharaunda58.31%Randhir Singh ABJS7,76623.80%Rulya Ram SWA7,75423.76%12
18Samalkha52.18%Kartar Singh INC17,48658.75%Dhram Vir ABJS9,04630.39%8,440
19Panipat64.39%Fateh Chand ABJS16,95745.97%Chaman Lal INC13,38636.29%3,571
20Naultha60.96%Jai Singh INC16,13053.97%Inder Singh VHP13,26444.38%2,866
21Rajound36.82%Ran Singh INC11,58852.06%Jogi Ram VHP6,53429.35%5,054
22Pundri58.84%Ishwar Singh Independent14,21145.43%Tara Singh INC13,77344.03%438
23Serhada67.70%Surjit Singh INC21,07457.15%Jagjit Singh Pohlu SWA11,92932.35%9,145
24Kaithal72.38%Om Prabha INC21,27350.41%Gian Chand ABJS18,95044.90%2,323
25Pehowa52.39%Piara Singh INC11,79838.68%Ram Dia ABJS7,62725.01%4,171
26Kalayat28.45%Bhagtu INC9,11761.27%Anant Ram SWA4,99833.59%4,119
27Narwana64.31%Neki Ram INC17,83350.92%Shamsher Singh SWA11,68533.36%6,148
28Jind55.71%Daya Krishan INC17,73351.77%Shanker Dass Independent16,13647.11%1,597
29Julana65.95%Narain Singh SWA17,05249.90%Dal Singh INC16,00846.85%1,044
30Safidon59.69%Satya Narain VHP14,89549.63%Ram Kishan INC12,65542.17%2,240
31Meham65.38%Raj Singh INC16,47948.95%Maha Singh Independent16,25348.28%226
32Baroda50.28%Shyam Chand VHP9,93435.83%Ram Dhari INC8,09229.19%1,842
33Gohana68.23%Ram Dhari INC15,97043.56%Har Kishan Independent15,20241.47%768
34Kailana62.69%Rajinder Singh VHP17,02649.88%Partap Singh Tyagi INC15,07844.17%1,948
35Sonipat58.45%Mukhtiar Singh ABJS18,48056.15%Dewan Dwarka Khosla INC13,17440.03%5,306
36Rai50.81%Jaswant Singh INC16,30660.59%Dalpat Singh Independent6,26223.27%10,044
37Rohat42.59%Kanwar Singh INC11,26853.88%Phool Chand Independent9,64646.12%1,622
38Hassangarh52.67%Maru Singh INC14,37252.66%Raghbir Singh Independent5,24419.22%9,128
39Kiloi70.60%Ranbir Singh Hooda INC18,75151.93%Shreyo Nath Independent17,02547.15%1,726
40Rohtak60.29%Mangal Sein ABJS17,53448.15%Dev Raj INC17,46847.97%66
41Kalanaur60.98%Satram Dass ABJS12,44642.26%Badlu Ram INC9,48732.22%2,959
42Beri61.62%Ran Singh INC24,80167.57%Partap Singh Doulta Independent7,06019.23%17,741
43Salhawas44.88%Shakuntla VHP13,45547.16%Phul Singh INC11,88541.65%1,570
44Jhajjar57.11%Ganga Sagar INC13,25335.46%Manphul Singh SWA11,41430.54%1,839
45Bahadurgarh68.50%Partap Singh INC23,71453.82%Hardwari Lal SWA19,27943.76%4,435
46Faridabad52.87%Kamal Dev INC9,98227.56%Kanwal Nath Gulati Independent8,36523.10%1,617
47Ballabgarh54.18%Sharda Rani INC14,98944.10%Nathu Singh VHP7,57222.28%7,417
48Palwal58.49%Roop Lal Mehta INC19,23153.87%Dhan Singh SWA12,10233.90%7,129
49Hassanpur45.76%Manohar Singh INC15,58360.17%Shyah Sunder SWA6,82826.37%8,755
50Ferozepur Jhirka47.25%Abdul Razak VHP12,50350.72%Imam Khan INC12,14849.28%355
51Nuh50.72%Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed INC14,67553.46%Chaudhary Rahim Khan VHP8,73831.83%5,937
52Hathin46.13%Hem Raj Independent7,38128.99%Debi Singh Tewatia INC7,31128.72%70
53Sohna69.50%Kanhaya Lal INC21,73352.54%Tayyab Hussain VHP17,28341.78%4,450
54Gurgaon56.24%Mahabir Singh INC19,11458.12%Partap Singh Thakran ABJS12,39637.69%6,718
55Pataudi69.53%Ramjiwan Singh VHP20,30647.23%Sees Ram SWA14,67834.14%5,628
56Rewari63.05%Sumitra Devi VHP15,01049.19%Babu Dayal INC11,72738.43%3,283
57Bawal53.28%Jee Sukh VHP14,14151.21%Hira Lal INC9,29533.66%4,846
58Jatusana67.33%Birender Singh VHP23,89059.31%Nihal Singh INC16,14440.08%7,746
59Ateli69.90%Birender Singh VHP23,67359.09%Nihal Singh INC15,93739.78%7,736
60Narnaul52.42%Ram Saran Chand Mittal INC12,66148.71%Dharam Paul Independent11,36143.71%1,300
61Mahendragarh53.19%Hari Singh VHP11,24640.26%Narinder Singh INC6,62323.71%4,623
62Kanina58.28%Dalip Singh VHP18,41363.74%Lal Singh INC9,70033.58%8,713
63Badhra57.23%Amir Singh VHP11,46033.90%Attar Singh Independent8,74825.88%2,712
64Dadri40.23%Ganpat Rai INC11,86453.41%Harnam Singh SSP6,90831.10%4,956
65Loharu54.34%Chandrawati INC14,48049.11%Tulsi Ram Independent12,98244.03%1,498
66Tosham58.01%Bansi Lal INC9,10929.94%Jangbir Singh SSP7,86025.84%1,249
67Bhiwani55.61%Banarsi Das Gupta INC13,57246.53%Bhagwan Dev ABJS12,38442.46%1,188
68Mundhal Khurd60.92%Swaroop Singh INC11,87838.42%Jaswant Singh SWA10,45633.82%1,422
69Narnaund51.93%Joginder Singh SWA14,97353.19%Rameshwar Dutt INC8,23529.26%6,738
70Hansi56.14%Hari Singh INC13,60846.28%Ajit Singh VHP9,36331.84%4,245
71Bawani Khera41.98%Parbhu Singh INC9,61144.16%Amar Singh SWA7,39733.99%2,214
72Adampur71.63%Bhajan Lal INC23,72359.26%Balraj Singh Independent13,67934.17%10,044
73Hisar60.13%Balwant Rai Tayal BKD17,65447.03%Gulab Singh Dhiman INC16,49543.94%1,159
74Barwala39.99%Gordhan Dass INC9,91945.89%Pir Chand BKD9,54844.18%371
75Tohana55.37%Harpal Singh VHP14,62146.66%Mehar Chand INC8,15626.03%6,465
76Fatehabad65.52%Pokhar Ram INC24,02957.22%Lila Krishan Independent17,96342.78%6,066
77Badopal62.28%Partap Singh VHP18,79152.72%Raja Ram INC16,19145.42%2,600
78Sirsa62.49%Premsukh Dass INC17,85653.17%Sushil Chander Independent12,00135.74%5,855
79Rori63.30%Harkishan Lal INC15,66238.76%Dara Singh Akali Dal (SFS)15,05537.26%607
80Dabwali57.88%Teja Singh Independent11,92537.74%Kesra Ram INC10,47733.16%1,448
81Ellenabad71.40%Lal Chand VHP20,81649.53%Om Prakash INC15,48536.85%5,331

See also

References

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