2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
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  2009 15 October 2014 2019  

All 90 seats to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.54% (Increase2.svg4.17%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg Om Prakash Chautala.jpg Bhupinder Singh Hooda in WEF, 2010.jpg
Leader Subhash Barala Om Prakash Chautala Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Party BJP INLD INC
Alliance NDA - UPA
Last election43140
Seats won471915
Seat changeIncrease2.svg43Decrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg25
Percentage33.20%24.11%20.58%
SwingIncrease2.svg 24.16%Decrease2.svg 1.68%Decrease2.svg 14.50%

 Fourth party
  Mayawati.jpg
LeaderMayawati
Party BSP
Alliance -
Last election1
Seats won1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Percentage4.37%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.36%

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg
Seatwise Result Map of the election

Bharat Haryana Vidhan Sabha 2014.svg
Structure of the Haryana Legislative Assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Bhupinder Singh Hooda
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Manohar Lal Khattar
BJP

A general election was held on 15 October 2014 to elect 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. The term of previous assembly elected in 2009 was to expire on 27 October 2014. The results were announced on 19 October. [1] The BJP won the majority in the Assembly. [2] [3] Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen to head the new government.

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Parties contending

Four major parties contested the election – the Indian National Congress (INC, incumbent), the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC). [4] Others that contested the elections included candidates from the Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Samajwadi Party, Shiromani Akali Dal (an alliance partner of BJP in neighbouring Punjab [5] ), other regional parties and independents. [6]

Date

The Election Commission of India announced, on 12 September 2014, Haryana's Legislative Assembly election under Article 324 and 172(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act, 1951. The announcement stated 90 assembly seats to be contested, of which 17 constituencies were reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates. [7]

Election

Voting was held on 15 October and the result was announced four days later. Voter turnout for the Assembly election set a new state record with 76.54%. [8] A total of 1,351 candidates, of which 116 were women, contested for the 90 seats (an average of 15 candidates per seat). This was the highest number of total and women candidates in Haryana assembly elections since its formation in 1966. [8]

Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) was used along with EVMs in 6 out of 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana-Thanesar, Karnal, Panipat city, Sonipat, Rohtak and Gurgaon. [9] [10] [11]

Among other practices to ensure a fair election, photo electoral rolls and photo identification were mandatory during the election. [7] Each polling booth was provided with multiple Awareness Observers as non-participating members to verify free and fair voting and access. [12] [13] Every polling station was also equipped with basic minimum facilities such as access to drinking water, toilet and a ramp for the disabled. [7] The voters cast their vote at 16,244 polling booths. The poll was conducted using electronic voting machines. [7]

Exit polls

Publish DateSourcePolling Organisation
CongressBJPINLDHJCOthers
15 October 2014 [14] News 24Chanakya 10 (±5)52 (±7)23 (±7)5 (±3)
[15] Times Now 15372864
[15] ABP NewsNielsen 10462923
[15] India TVCVoter 15 (±3)37 (±3)28 (±3)6 (±3)4 (±3)

Result

The BJP won a majority with 47 seats. With BJP's alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which won 1 seat, the NDA alliance of BJP and SAD won 48 seats. [2] [3]

Bharat Haryana Vidhan Sabha 2014.svg
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Won+/−
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)41,25,28533.2Increase2.svg24.16%47Increase2.svg43
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)29,96,20324.1Decrease2.svg1.68%19Decrease2.svg12
Indian National Congress (INC)25,57,94020.6Decrease2.svg14.50%15Decrease2.svg25
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) (HJC(BL))4,43,4443.6Decrease2.svg3.8%2Decrease2.svg4
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)5,42,9854.4Decrease2.svg2.36%1Decrease2.svg1
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)76,9850.6Decrease2.svg0.38%1Decrease2.svg1
Independents 13,17,63310.6Decrease2.svg2.56%5Decrease2.svg4
None of the Above (NOTA)53,6130.4-
Total1,24,26,968100.0090±0
Valid votes1,24,26,96899.94
Invalid votes7,3110.06
Votes cast / turnout1,24,34,27976.54
Abstentions38,69,46323.46
Registered voters1,63,03,742

Results by constituency

Results
Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
No.NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
Panchkula District
1 Kalka Latika Sharma BJP 50347Pradeep Chaudhary INLD 3132019027
2 Panchkula Gian Chand Gupta BJP 69916Kulbhushan Goyal INLD 2531444602
Ambala District
3 Naraingarh Nayab Singh BJP 55931Ram Kishan INC 3157024361
4 Ambala Cantt Anil Vij BJP 66605Nirmal Singh INC 5114315462
5 Ambala City Aseem Goel BJP 60216Venod Sharma HJCP(V) 3696423252
6 Mulana Santosh Chauhan Sarwan BJP 49970Rajbir Singh INLD 443215649
Yamunanagar District
7 Sadhaura Balwant Singh BJP 63772Pinki Chapper INLD 4962614146
8 Jagadhri Kanwar Pal BJP 74203Akram Khan BSP 4004734156
9 Yamunanagar Ghanshyam Dass BJP 79743Dilbagh Singh INLD 5149828245
10 Radaur Shyam Singh BJP 67076Raj Kumar Bubka INLD 2836938707
Kurukshetra District
11 Ladwa Pawan Saini BJP 42445Bachan Kaur Barshami INLD 394532992
12 Shahbad Krishan Kumar BJP 45715Ram Karan INLD 45153562
13 Thanesar Subhash Sudha BJP 68080Ashok Kumar Arora INLD 4244225638
14 Pehowa Sardar Jaswinder Singh Sandhu INLD 49110Jai Bhagwan Sharma BJP 397639347
Kaithal District
15 Guhla Kulwant Ram Bazigar BJP 36598Dillu Ram INC 341582440
16 Kalayat Jai Prakash IND 51106Ram Pal Majra INLD 427168390
17 Kaithal Randeep Singh Surjewala INC 65524Kailash Bhagat INLD 4184923675
18 Pundri Dinesh Kaushik IND 38312Randhir Singh Gollen BJP 334804832
Karnal District
19 Nilokheri Bhagwan Das KabirPanthi BJP 58354Manu Ram INLD 2394434410
20 Indri Karan Dev Kamboj BJP 45756Usha Kashyap INLD 2188123875
21 Karnal Manohar Lal Khattar BJP 82485Jai Prakash Karnal IND 1871263773
22 Gharaunda Harwinder Kalyan BJP 55247Narender Sangwan INLD 3736417883
23 Assandh Sardar Bakhshish Singh Virk BJP 30723Maratha Virender Verma BSP 261154608
Panipat District
24 Panipat Rural Mahipal Dhanda BJP 62074Dhara Singh Rawal IND 2594236132
25 Panipat City Rohita Rewri BJP 92757Virender Kumar Shah INC 3903653721
26 Israna Krishan Lal Panwar BJP 40277Balbir Singh INC 384491828
27 Samalkha Ravinder Machhrouli IND 53294Dharm Singh Chhoker INC 3292120373
Sonipat District
28 Ganaur Kuldeep Sharma INC 46146Nirmal Rani BJP 386037543
29 Rai Jai Tirath INC 36703Inderjeet INLD 367003
30 Kharkhauda Jaiveer Singh INC 37829Pawan Kumar IND 2364714182
31 Sonipat Kavita Jain BJP 56832Dev Raj Dhiwan INC 3102225810
32 Gohana Jagbir Singh Malik INC 41393Dr Krishan Chander Banger INLD 381653228
33 Baroda Sri Krishan Hooda INC 50530Dr Kapoor Singh Narwal INLD 453475183
Jind District
34 Julana Parminder Singh Dhull INLD 54632Dharmender Singh Dhull INC 3182622806
35 Safidon Jasbir IND 29369Vandana Sharma BJP 279471422
36 Jind Hari Chand Middha INLD 31631Surinder Singh Barwala BJP 293742257
37 Uchana Kalan Premlata BJP 79674 Dushyant Chautala INLD 729147480
38 Narwana Pirthi Singh INLD 72166Santosh Rani BJP 630149152
Fatehabad District
39 Tohana Subhash Barala BJP 49462Nishan Singh INLD 425566906
40 Fatehabad Balwan Singh Daulatpuria INLD 60539Dura Ram HJC (BL) 570343505
41 Ratia Ravinder Baliala INLD 50905 Sunita Duggal BJP 50452453
Sirsa District
42 Kalanwali Balkaur Singh SAD 54112Shishpal Keharwala INC 4114712965
43 Dabwali Naina Singh Chautala INLD 68029Dr Kalamvir Singh INC 594848545
44 Rania Ramchand Kamboj INLD 43971 Gobind Kanda HLP 396564315
45 Sirsa Makhan Lal Singla INLD 46573 Gopal Kanda HLP 436352938
46 Ellenabad Abhay Singh Chautala INLD 69162 Pawan Beniwal BJP 5762311539
Hisar District
47 Adampur Kuldeep Bishnoi HJC (BL) 56757Kulveer Singh Beniwal INLD 3950817249
48 Uklana Anoop Dhanak INLD 58120Seema Gaibipur BJP 4019317927
49 Narnaund Captain Abhimanyu BJP 53770Raj Singh Mor INLD 480095761
50 Hansi Renuka Bishnoi HJC (BL) 46335Umed Singh Lohan INLD 3168314652
51 Barwala Ved Narang INLD 34941Surender Punia BJP 2468010261
52 Hisar Kamal Gupta BJP 42285 Savitri Jindal INC 2863913646
53 Nalwa Ranbir Singh Gangwa INLD 41950Chander Mohan HJC (BL) 349857115
Bhiwani District
54 Loharu Om Parkash Barwa INLD 40693 Jai Parkash Dalal BJP 385982095
Charkhi Dadri District
55 Badhra Raghbir Singh BJP 39139 Ranbir Singh Mahendra INC 341335006
56 Dadri Rajdeep INLD 43400Somvir BJP 417901610
Bhiwani District
57 Bhiwani Ghanshyam Saraf BJP 50020Nirmla Saraf INLD 2142328597
58 Tosham Kiran Choudhry INC 58218Kamla Rani INLD 3847719741
59 Bawani Khera Bishamber Singh BJP 47323Daya Bhurtana INLD 447642559
Rohtak District
60 Meham Anand Singh Dangi INC 50728Shamsher Singh Kharkhara BJP 410719657
61 Garhi Sampla-Kiloi Bhupinder Singh Hooda INC 80693Satish Kumar Nandal INLD 3350847185
62 Rohtak Manish Grover BJP 57718 Bharat Bhushan Batra INC 4658611132
63 Kalanaur Shakuntala Khatik INC 50451Ram Avtar Balmiki BJP 464793972
Jhajjar District
64 Bahadurgarh Naresh Kaushik BJP 38341Rajinder Singh Joon INC 334594882
65 Badli Om Prakash Dhankhar BJP 41549 Kuldeep Vats IND 322839266
66 Jhajjar Geeta Bhukkal INC 51697Sadhu Ram INLD 2511326584
67 Beri Raghuvir Singh Kadian INC 36793Chatar Singh IND 323004493
Mahendragarh District
68 Ateli Santosh Yadav BJP 64659Satbir INLD 1605848601
69 Mahendragarh Ram Bilas Sharma BJP 83724 Rao Dan Singh INC 4923334491
70 Narnaul Om Prakash BJP 31664Kamlesh INLD 270914573
71 Nangal Chaudhry Abhe Singh Yadav BJP 33929Manju INLD 32948981
Rewari District
72 Bawal Banwari Lal BJP 79792Shyam Sunder INLD 3540137391
73 Kosli Bikram Singh BJP 63264Jagdish Yadav INLD 5249710767
74 Rewari Randhir Singh Kapriwas BJP 81103Satish Yadav INLD 3563745466
Gurgaon District
75 Pataudi Bimla Chaudhary BJP 75198Ganga Ram INLD 3623538963
76 Badshahpur Rao Narbir Singh BJP 86672Rakesh Daultabad INLD 6854018132
77 Gurgaon Umesh Aggarwal BJP 106106Gopi Chand Gahlot INLD 2201184095
78 Sohna Tejpal Tanwar BJP 53797Kishore Yadav INLD 2925024547
Mewat District
79 Nuh Zakir Hussain INLD 64221Aftab Ahmed INC 3142531796
80 Ferozepur Jhirka Naseem Ahmed INLD 40320Mamman Khan IND 370753245
81 Punahana Rahish Khan IND 34281Mohammed Ilyas INLD 311403141
Palwal District
82 Hathin Kehar Singh Rawat INLD 44703Harsh Kumar BJP 383316372
83 Hodal Udai Bhan INC 50723Jagdish Nayyar INLD 3904311680
84 Palwal Karan Singh Dalal INC 57423Deepak Mangla BJP 517815642
Faridabad District
85 Prithla Tekchand Sharma BSP 37178 Nayan Pal Rawat BJP 359991199
86 Faridabad NIT Nagender Bhadana INLD 45740Pandit Shiv Charan Lal Sharma IND 428262914
87 Badkhal Seema Trikha BJP 70218 Mahender Pratap Singh INC 3360936609
88 Ballabgarh Mool Chand Sharma BJP 69074Lakhan Kumar Singla INC 1597653098
89 Faridabad Vipul Goel BJP 72679Anand Kaushik INC 2789844781
90 Tigaon Lalit Nagar INC 55408 Rajesh Nagar BJP 524702938

Source:

Government formation

The BJP was scheduled to meet on 21 October to choose a chief minister; a swearing-in ceremony was expected before Diwali on 23 October. The BJP parliamentary board deputed Venkaiah Naidu and Dinesh Sharma as observers for the meeting. Leading contenders for the post were Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana BJP president Ram Bilas Sharma, BJP spokesperson Captain Abhimanyu, MP Krishan Pal Gurjar, MLA Anil Vij and BJP Kisan cell leader O. P. Dhankar. Khattar was speculated to be leading the race. [16] [17] Khattar was then chosen to head the new government and was sworn in on 26 October. [18]

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