1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
← 1967 12 May 1968 1972 →
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 %
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

See also

References

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