1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held in May 1982. No party gained a majority of seats.

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
← 1977 May 1982 1987 →
All 90 seats to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
45 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bhajan Lal Devi Lal
Party INC(I) LKD
Last election 3 seats New Party
Seats won 36 31
Seat change Increase33 New Party
Popular vote 1,845,297 1,172,149
Percentage 37.58% 23.87%
Swing Increase20.43% New Party
Chief Minister before election

Bhajan Lal
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Bhajan Lal
INC

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress1,845,29737.5836
Indian National Lok Dal1,172,14923.8731
Bharatiya Janata Party376,6047.676
Janata Party157,2243.201
Communist Party of India36,6420.75–
Communist Party of India (Marxist)18,6160.38–
Indian National Congress (Socialist)3980.01–
Independents1,303,41426.5416
Total4,910,344100.0090
Valid votes4,910,34498.26
Invalid/blank votes87,0911.74
Total votes4,997,435–
Registered voters/turnout715,228698.72
Source: ECIElectoral Commission of India

Elected members

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1 Kalka 71.64% Lachhman Singh Independent 22,544 39.68% Sukhdev Singh INC 15,006 26.41% 7,538
2 Naraingarh 74.80% Lal Singh Independent 18,091 34.63% Jagjit Singh INC 13,842 26.50% 4,249
3 Sadhaura 66.93% Bhag Mal BJP 20,981 40.08% Parbhu Ram INC 20,971 40.06% 10
4 Chhachhrauli 75.97% Roshan Lal LKD 17,493 33.07% Abdul Rashid INC 16,676 31.53% 817
5 Yamunanagar 70.20% Rajesh Kumar INC 16,289 29.24% Kamla Verma BJP 16,226 29.13% 63
6 Jagadhri 70.66% Om Prakash Sharma INC 20,639 41.28% Brij Mohan BJP 16,656 33.31% 3,983
7 Mulana 75.21% Phool Chand Independent 32,727 58.50% Sher Singh INC 18,394 32.88% 14,333
8 Ambala Cantt. 73.81% Ram Dass Dhamija INC 14,382 35.92% Swami Agnivaish JP 8,171 20.41% 6,211
9 Ambala City 69.50% Shiv Prasad BJP 21,847 47.38% Sumer Chand INC 18,646 40.43% 3,201
10 Naggal 77.48% Nirmal Singh INC 28,106 53.20% Gurpal Singh LKD 14,103 26.70% 14,003
11 Indri 70.20% Lachhman LKD 25,345 48.40% Des Raj INC 20,359 38.88% 4,986
12 Nilokheri 71.56% Chanda Singh Independent 18,874 37.11% Shiv Ram INC 15,141 29.77% 3,733
13 Karnal 69.70% Shanti Devi INC 30,267 56.62% Ram Lal BJP 17,618 32.96% 12,649
14 Jundla 57.05% Sujan Singh LKD 14,627 34.08% Sagar Chand INC 12,427 28.95% 2,200
15 Gharaunda 68.72% Ved Pal INC 12,646 23.89% Om Prakash Independent 11,898 22.48% 748
16 Assandh 57.17% Manphool Singh LKD 24,880 57.64% Jogi Ram INC 11,304 26.19% 13,576
17 Panipat 70.79% Fateh Chand BJP 26,467 47.46% Kasturi Lal INC 25,555 45.82% 912
18 Samalkha 70.64% Katar Singh INC 17,507 32.14% Mool Chand LKD 13,380 24.56% 4,127
19 Naultha 71.83% Parsanni Devi INC 17,152 32.49% Satbir S/O Gaje Singh LKD 16,713 31.66% 439
20 Shahbad 76.88% Tara Singh INC 19,507 36.09% Raghubir Chand BJP 19,276 35.66% 231
21 Radaur 72.43% Ram Singh Independent 21,759 43.78% Lahri Singh INC 15,265 30.72% 6,494
22 Thanesar 72.06% Sahab Singh LKD 22,893 43.23% Om Parkash INC 20,698 39.09% 2,195
23 Pehowa 73.81% Piara Singh INC 20,877 36.85% Balbir Singh Independent 18,928 33.41% 1,949
24 Guhla 70.12% Dilu Ram LKD 23,788 43.81% Ran Singh INC 19,884 36.62% 3,904
25 Kaithal 77.31% Roshan Lal Independent 20,996 40.39% Davinder Shrma INC 17,067 32.83% 3,929
26 Pundri 72.59% Ishwar Singh INC 22,392 42.26% Bhag Singh JP 21,837 41.21% 555
27 Pai 74.64% Nar Singh Dhanda LKD 24,816 45.61% Tejender Pal Singh INC 20,188 37.10% 4,628
28 Hassangarh 68.57% Bananti Devi LKD 30,344 60.78% Anand INC 16,683 33.41% 13,661
29 Kiloi 68.54% Hari Chand LKD 19,793 41.76% Bhupinder Singh Hooda INC 15,240 32.16% 4,553
30 Rohtak 72.07% Mangal Sein BJP 19,749 31.52% Sat Ram Dass INC 19,369 30.91% 380
31 Meham 69.81% Devi Lal LKD 36,324 62.87% Har Sarup INC 19,649 34.01% 16,675
32 Kalanaur 61.85% Kartar Devi INC 25,060 58.73% Jai Narain BJP 15,531 36.40% 9,529
33 Beri 64.50% Om Parkash LKD 27,536 57.74% Dalip Singh INC 15,347 32.18% 12,189
34 Salhawas 64.31% Hukam Singh Independent 15,746 31.92% Ram Narain Independent 14,551 29.50% 1,195
35 Jhajjar 55.85% Banarasi Dass LKD 24,163 53.61% Mange Ram INC 15,622 34.66% 8,541
36 Badli, Haryana 66.06% Dheer Pal Singh LKD 30,193 63.17% Manphool Singh INC 15,370 32.15% 14,823
37 Bahadurgarh 66.24% Mange Ram S/O Daryao Singh LKD 29,668 50.65% Priya Vart INC 19,477 33.25% 10,191
38 Baroda 71.77% Bhalle Ram LKD 36,159 64.94% Sardara INC 17,612 31.63% 18,547
39 Gohana 74.40% Kitab Singh LKD 32,372 51.30% Ramdhari Gaur INC 24,940 39.52% 7,432
40 Kailana 72.23% Rajinder Singh Independent 19,395 34.19% Chander Singh LKD 16,577 29.22% 2,818
41 Sonipat 67.24% Devi Dass BJP 24,890 45.84% Mohan Lal INC 16,813 30.97% 8,077
42 Rai 68.03% Jaswant Singh INC 27,542 50.36% Maha Singh Independent 24,515 44.83% 3,027
43 Rohat 67.62% Bhim Singh LKD 28,952 56.17% Shanti Devi INC 17,971 34.86% 10,981
44 Kalayat 68.57% Jogi Ram LKD 27,228 56.94% Baldev INC 16,760 35.05% 10,468
45 Narwana 81.58% Shamsher Singh INC 25,672 41.55% Tek Chand LKD 19,848 32.13% 5,824
46 Uchana Kalan 75.34% Birender Singh INC 30,031 50.26% Desh Raj Independent 20,225 33.85% 9,806
47 Rajound 75.55% Daya Nand INC 21,229 42.01% Dharam Bir LKD 17,035 33.71% 4,194
48 Jind 76.20% Brij Mohan LKD 27,045 46.75% Mange Ram Gupta INC 26,899 46.50% 146
49 Julana 72.47% Kulbir Singh LKD 17,880 34.59% Shamsher Singh INC 12,723 24.62% 5,157
50 Safidon 73.08% Kundan Lal INC 17,303 31.28% Satvir Singh LKD 10,335 18.68% 6,968
51 Faridabad 62.59% Akagar Chand Chaudhry INC 34,983 49.46% Kundan Lal BJP 23,039 32.57% 11,944
52 Mewla–Maharajpur 62.71% Mahendra Pratap Singh LKD 39,008 62.39% Gajraj Bahadur INC 16,217 25.94% 22,791
53 Ballabgarh 69.86% Sharda Rani Independent 22,176 34.61% Rajinder Singh S/O Gajraj Singh INC 18,165 28.35% 4,011
54 Palwal 70.64% Kalyan Singh INC 23,463 41.98% Subhash Chand Independent 15,232 27.25% 8,231
55 Hassanpur 67.02% Gir Raj Kishore LKD 21,259 39.88% Gaya Lal Independent 14,755 27.68% 6,504
56 Hathin 67.43% Azmat Khan JP 12,828 24.81% Khillan Singh LKD 12,655 24.47% 173
57 Ferozepur Jhirka 71.21% Shakrulla Khan INC 12,552 21.93% Banwari Lal Independent 10,450 18.26% 2,102
58 Nuh 65.38% Chaudhary Rahim Khan Independent 15,554 32.61% Chaudhary Sardar Khan INC 14,416 30.23% 1,138
59 Taoru 70.83% Kabir Ahmad INC 17,531 30.50% Ravinder Kumar Independent 13,687 23.81% 3,844
60 Sohna 67.97% Vijay Vir Singh Independent 18,432 33.11% Gyasi Ram INC 13,904 24.97% 4,528
61 Gurgaon 67.34% Dharambir INC 24,809 42.78% Sita Ram Singla BJP 16,610 28.64% 8,199
62 Pataudi 64.83% Mohan Lal INC 22,739 42.70% Narayan Singh Independent 21,942 41.21% 797
63 Badhra 66.25% Chandrawati LKD 21,905 40.71% Attar Singh INC 20,808 38.67% 1,097
64 Dadri 68.32% Hukam Singh LKD 20,943 39.61% Jagjit Singh INC 16,439 31.09% 4,504
65 Mundhal Khurd 74.19% Balbir Singh LKD 25,019 44.50% Bir Singh INC 23,261 41.37% 1,758
66 Bhiwani 65.77% Sagar Ram Gupta INC 24,697 48.26% Ramesh Chander BJP 18,789 36.71% 5,908
67 Tosham 66.63% Surender Singh INC 33,283 60.83% Om Parkash LKD 7,655 13.99% 25,628
68 Loharu 63.21% Hira Nand LKD 25,108 46.42% Ram Narain Singh INC 16,124 29.81% 8,984
69 Bawani Khera 67.87% Amar Singh LKD 24,298 44.68% Jagan Nath INC 22,963 42.22% 1,335
70 Barwala 73.11% Inder Singh Nain INC 19,766 34.46% Joginder Singh Independent 14,141 24.65% 5,625
71 Narnaund 74.72% Virender Singh LKD 24,564 44.39% Sarup Singh INC 16,552 29.91% 8,012
72 Hansi 69.24% Amir Chand LKD 20,934 38.11% Hari Singh INC 17,141 31.21% 3,793
73 Bhattu Kalan 72.17% Sampat Singh Independent 28,780 53.85% Ran Singh INC 21,717 40.63% 7,063
74 Hisar 69.62% Om Parkash Mahajan Independent 17,890 33.13% Baldev Tayal JP 14,320 26.52% 3,570
75 Ghirai 68.52% Kanwal Singh LKD 17,975 33.63% Suresh Kumar Mittal Independent 15,814 29.58% 2,161
76 Tohana 75.76% Harpal Singh INC 31,184 52.93% Bakshi Ram Independent 23,792 40.38% 7,392
77 Ratia 63.80% Neki Ram INC 17,342 37.55% Atma Singh LKD 17,144 37.12% 198
78 Fatehabad 70.89% Gobind Rai INC 29,118 48.37% Harminder Singh LKD 20,112 33.41% 9,006
79 Adampur 77.89% Bhajan Lal INC 42,227 68.06% Nar Singh Bishnoi LKD 17,515 28.23% 24,712
80 Darba Kalan 78.70% Bahadur Singh INC 30,572 49.21% Jagdish LKD 27,983 45.05% 2,589
81 Ellenabad 79.32% Bhagi Ram LKD 32,341 52.27% Mani Ram INC 26,523 42.87% 5,818
82 Sirsa 73.68% Lachhman Dass Arora Independent 18,458 30.61% Mahavir Prasad Ratusaria BJP 16,678 27.66% 1,780
83 Rori 74.93% Jagdish Mehra INC 32,921 56.83% Partap Singh LKD 21,101 36.42% 11,820
84 Dabwali 71.30% Govardhan Dass Chauhan INC 27,234 47.69% Mani Ram LKD 26,694 46.74% 540
85 Bawal 63.89% Shakuntla Bhagwaria INC 33,534 59.21% Murari Lal LKD 15,022 26.52% 18,512
86 Rewari 73.07% Ram Singh Independent 32,378 53.22% Sumitra Devi INC 23,662 38.90% 8,716
87 Jatusana 64.05% Inderjeet Singh INC 28,994 47.81% Maha Singh LKD 17,912 29.54% 11,082
88 Mahendragarh 74.01% Ram Bilas Sharma BJP 34,096 50.46% Dalip Singh INC 25,735 38.08% 8,361
89 Ateli 63.48% Nihal Singh Independent 27,298 47.16% Bansi Singh INC 27,105 46.83% 193
90 Narnaul 65.13% Phusa Ram INC 25,671 45.53% Kailash Chand Sharma BJP 18,298 32.45% 7,373

Controversy

In the 1982 election, the INC emerged as a single largest party with 36 seats but INLD and BJP has pre poll alliance and got 37 seats in total. As no party has clear cut majority, it resulted in a hung assembly and was left to governor's discretion to whom to call upon to form government.

G.D. Tapase (Governor of Haryana) first called on Devi Lal on 22 May 1982 (leader of INLD or LKD + BJP alliance) to prove his majority by morning of 24 May. But in mean time, Bhajan Lal fresh from his re-election as leader of the INC+Individuals(36+16=52) met the governor and was sworn in as Chief Minister.

But in election of 1987, haryana people gave a clear cut majority to LKD or INLD and BJP alliance with overwhelming majority of 76(60+16) out of 90 assembly seats whereas INC suffers a humiliating defeat and won just 5 out of 90 seats as compared 36 seats in last assemble election.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Arora, R.K.; Goyal, R. (1995). Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues. Wishwa Prakashan. ISBN 9788173280689. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ Gupta, U.N. (2003). Indian Parliamentary Democracy. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 224. ISBN 9788126901937. Retrieved 5 October 2014.