Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

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Haryana legislative assembly election, 2014
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All 90 seats to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority

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  Manohar Lal Khattar 2015.jpg Om Prakash Chautala.jpg Bhupinder Singh Hooda in WEF, 2010.jpg
Leader Manohar Lal Khattar Om Prakash Chautala Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Party BJP INLD INC
Alliance NDA None UPA
Last election43140
Seats won471915
Seat changeIncrease2.svg43Decrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg25
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.

Haryana Legislative Assembly

The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in northern India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The term of office is five years.

Manohar Lal Khattar Indian politician

Manohar Lal Khattar is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, is the 10th Chief Minister of Haryana. He is a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly, and was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Haryana after BJP's win in the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014.

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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 (Marxist), Samajwadi Party, Shiromani Akali Dal (an alliance partner of BJP in neighbouring Punjab [5] ), other regional parties and independents. [6]

Bahujan Samaj Party Political party of India

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national political party in India. By vote share in the 2014 general election, it is India's third-largest national party, though it did not win any seats in the Lok Sabha. It was formed to represent Bahujans, referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC), along with religious minorities. According to Kanshi Ram, when he founded the party in 1984, the Bahujans comprised 85 percent of India's population, but were divided into 6,000 different castes. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of Gautama Buddha, B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. Kanshi Ram named his protégée Mayawati as his successor in 2001.

Communist Party of India Indian political party, established 1925

The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest communist party in India. There are different views on exactly when it was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by the CPI is 26 December 1925. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), which separated from the CPI in 1964 following an ideological rift between China and the Soviet Union, continues to claim having been founded in 1925.

Samajwadi Party Political party of India

Samajwadi Party is a political party in India headquartered in New Delhi. It is a state party based in Uttar Pradesh, it describes itself as a democratic socialist party.

Caste and religion data

Castes of Haryana [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
CastePopulation (%)Notes
OBCs 26%includes 8% Ahir or Yadavs, 6% Saini, 5% Gujar, 7 % ( Jangra, Dhiman , Kashyap , Prajapati,गोस्वामी या गिरी ,कम्बोज )
Dalits(SCs)20% [10] includes 17% Jatav or Ravidasi , 3% Valmikis etc
Jats 30%23% वैदिक या हिंदू Jat, 1% बिश्नोई जाट Including ( 4% Sikh Jatt and 2% मुस्लिम Jat , etc )
Forward caste 18%includes ( 7% Brahmin ), ( 3% Baniyas ) ( 4% Punjabi-Khatri-Arora ) ( 2% Rajputs ), (2% त्यागी औऱ रोड़ मराठा )
Muslims7%most them are meo muslims
Adivasis(STs)0.3% [16] [17]
Others0.4%includes Jains and Christians.

[18] Dalits are 20% of total Haryana population of 2.5 crore. [10] Out of 80 castes, 63 castes/communities have been notified either as a Scheduled Caste or Backward Class in Haryana. [19]

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. [20]

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%. [21] 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. [21]

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. [22] [23] [24]

Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) or verifiable paper record (VPR) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. A VVPAT is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly, to detect possible election fraud or malfunction, and to provide a means to audit the stored electronic results. It contains the name of the candidate and symbol of the party/individual candidate.The VVPAT must be destroyed by the voter before leaving the room.

Among other practices to ensure a fair election, photo electoral rolls and photo identification were mandatory during the election. [20] Each polling booth was provided with multiple Awareness Observers as non-participating members to verify free and fair voting and access. [25] [26] Every polling station was also equipped with basic minimum facilities such as access to drinking water, toilet and a ramp for the disabled. [20] The voters cast their vote at 16,244 polling booths. The poll was conducted using electronic voting machines. [20]

Exit polls

Publish DateSourcePolling Organisation
CongressBJPINLDHJCOthers
15 October 2014 [27] News 24 – Chanakya 10 (±5)52 (±7)23 (±7)5 (±3)
[28] Times Now 15372864
[28] ABP News – Nielsen 10462923
[28] India TV – CVoter 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]

PartySeats won [2] Vote %Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party 4733.2Increase2.svg 43
Indian National Lok Dal 1924.1Decrease2.svg 12
Indian National Congress 1520.6Decrease2.svg 25
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) 23.6Decrease2.svg 4
Bahujan Samaj Party 14.4Decrease2.svg 1
Shiromani Akali Dal 10.6Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 5Decrease2.svg 4
Total90

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 Swayamsewak Sangh activist Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana BJP president Ram Bilas Sharma, BJP spokesperson Abhimanyu, MLA Anil Vij and BJP Kisan cell leader O.P. Dhankar. Khattar was speculated to be leading the race. [29] [30] Khattar was then chosen to head the new government and was sworn in on 26 October. [31]

Assembly members : Thirteenth Vidhan Sabha

NameGenderConstituencyPartyNotes
Shri Abhay Singh Chautala Male Ellenabad INLD
Shri Zakir Hussain Male Nuh INLD
Smt. Naina Singh Chautala Female Dabwali INLD
Shri. Randhir Singh Kapriwas Male Rewari BJP
Shri Kanwar Pal Male Jagadhri BJP
Shri Vipul GoyalMale Faridabad BJP
Shri Anand Singh Dangi Male Meham INC
Shri Krishan Kumar MaleShahabadBJP
Shri Anil Vij Male Ambala Cantt BJP
Smt. Santosh Yadav Female Ateli BJP
Shri. Karan Dev Kamboj Male Indri BJP
Shri Subhash Sudha Male Thanesar BJP
Shri Abhe Singh Yadav Male Nangal Chaudhary BJP
Smt. Rohita Rewri Female Panipat City BJP
Shri Manish Grover Male Rohtak BJP
Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda Male Garhi Sampla Kiloi INC
Shri Shyam Singh Male Radaur BJP
Shri Balkaur Singh Male Kalanwali SAD
Shri Ram Bilas Sharma Male Mahendergarh BJP
Shri Gian Chand Gupta Male Panchkula BJP
Shri O.P. Barwa Male Loharu INLD
Shri Narbir Singh,Rao Male Badshahpur BJP
Shri Ravinder Machhrouli Male Samalkha Independent
Shri Tejpal Tanwar Male Sohana BJP
Shri Ghanshyam Dass Male Yamuna Nagar BJP
Smt. Bimla Chaudhary Female Pataudi BJP
Smt. Geeta Bhukkal Female Jhajjar INC
Shri Ghansyam Saraf Male Bhiwani BJP
Shri Makhan Lal Singla Male Sirsa INLD
Shri Hari Chand Middha Male Jind INLD
Sardar J.S. Sandhu Male Pehowa INLD
Shri Jagbir Singh Malik Male Gohana INC
Shri Udai Bhan Male Hodal INC
Shri Jai Tirath MaleRaiINC
Shri Jaiveer Male Kharkhauda INC
Shri Kehar Singh Male Hathin INLD
Prof. Ravinder Baliyala Male Ratia INLD
Shri JasbirMale Saffidon Independent
Smt. Kavita Jain Female Sonepat BJP
Smt. Kiran Choudhary Female Tosham INC
Shri Ramchand Kamboj Male Rania INLD
Shri Krishan Lal Panwar Male Israna BJP
Shri Lalit Nagar Male Tigaon INC
Shri Kuldeep Sharma Male Ganaur INC
Smt. Seema Trikha Female Badkhal BJP
Shri Bhagwan Dass Male Nilokheri BJP
Shri Rahish Khan Male Punahana Independent
Shri Harvinder Kalyan Male Gharaunda BJP
Shri Om Prakash Male Narnaul BJP
Shri Om Prakash Dhankhar Male Badli BJP
Shri Anoop Dhanak Male Uklana INLD
Ch. Naseem Ahmed Male Ferozepur Jhirka INLD
Smt. Premlata Female Uchana Kalan BJP
Shri Mahipal Dhanda Male Panipat Rural BJP
Shri Subhash Chander Male Tohana BJP
Smt. Latika Sharma Female Kalka BJP
Shri Parminder Singh Dhull Male Julana INLD
Shri Kulwant Ram Male Guhla BJP
Shri Pirthi Singh Male Narwana INLD
Shri Balwant Singh Male Fatehabad INLD
Col. Raghbir Singh (Badhra)Male Badhra INLD
Shri Tekchand Sharma Male Prithla BSP
Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian Male Beri INC
Shri Santosh Sarwan Male Mullana BJP
Shri Naresh Kaushik Male Bahadurgarh BJP
Shri Balwant Singh Male Sadhaura BJP
Shri Bishamber Singh Male Bawani Khera BJP
Shri Nayab Singh Male Naraingarh BJP
Shri Ved Narang Male Barwala INLD
Dr. Banwari Lal Male Bawal BJP
Shri Jai Prakash Male Kalayat Independent
Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala Male Kaithal INC
Shri. Kuldeep Bishnoi Male Adampur HJC BL
Shri Ranbir Gangwa Male Nalwa INLD
Capt. Abhimanyu Male Narnaund BJP
Shri Rajdeep Male Dadri INLD
Dr. Kamal Gupta Male Hisar BJP
Smt. Shakuntla Female Kalanaur INC
Pt M oolChand Sharma Male Ballabhgarh BJP
Dr. Pawan Saini Male Ladwa BJP
Shri Nagender Bhadana Male Faridabad Nit INLD
Shri Sri Krishan Hooda Male Baroda INC
Shri Karan Singh Dalal Male Palwal INC
Shri Umesh Aggarwal Male Gurgaon BJP
Shri Dinesh Kaushik Male Pundri Independent
Shri. Manohar Lal Khattar Male Karnal BJP CM
Shri Aseem Goel Male Ambala City BJP
Smt. Renuka Bishnoi Female Hansi HJC BL
Shri Bikram Singh Male Kosli BJP
Sardar Bakhshish Singh Virk Male Asandh BJP

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