Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies in the state of Haryana. Ambala city is a part of Ambala district. Anil Vij is current MLA.[1][2][3]
| Ambala Cantt. Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Ambala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ambala |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 2,04,314 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | D. R. Anand | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968 | Bhagwan Das | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1972 | Hans Raj Suri | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sushma Swaraj | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Ram Dass Dhamija | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990^ | Anil Vij | ||
| 1991 | Brij Anand | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Anil Vij | Independent | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | Devender Kumar Bansal | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil Vij | 59,858 | 44.90 | ||
| Independent | Chitra Sarwara | 52,581 | 39.44 | ||
| INC | Parvinder Pal Pari | 14,469 | 10.85 | ||
| INLD | Onkar Singh | 2,863 | 2.15 | New | |
| JJP | Avtar Singh | 809 | 0.61 | New | |
| Independent | Dharmesh Sood Rinku | 764 | 0.57 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.48 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,277 | 5.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,323 | 64.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,04,314 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil Vij | 64,571 | 53.04 | +0.55 | |
| Independent | Chitra Sarwara | 44,406 | 36.48 | New | |
| INC | Venu Singla | 8,534 | 7.01 | −33.30 | |
| BSP | Rajesh Kumar | 1,938 | 1.59 | 0.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,013 | 0.83 | 0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 20,165 | 16.56 | +4.38 | ||
| Turnout | 1,21,735 | 61.84 | −10.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,96,870 | +12.69 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | +0.55 | |||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil Vij | 66,605 | 52.49 | +3.28 | |
| INC | Ch. Nirmal Singh | 51,143 | 40.31 | −2.57 | |
| INLD | Suraj Parkash Jindal | 5,407 | 4.26 | +2.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,007 | 0.79 | New | |
| BSP | Charan Singh | 885 | 0.70 | −2.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,462 | 12.19 | +5.85 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,888 | 72.63 | +4.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,704 | +18.50 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | +3.28 | |||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil Vij | 49,219 | 49.21 | +33.52 | |
| INC | Nirmal Singh | 42,881 | 42.87 | +12.50 | |
| BSP | Parveen Chauhan | 3,065 | 3.06 | +2.07 | |
| INLD | Dr. K. D. Sharma | 2,189 | 2.19 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,338 | 6.34 | +5.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,018 | 67.84 | −0.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,47,434 | +73.18 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +18.84 | |||
Assembly Election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devender Kumar Bansal | 17,723 | 30.37 | 7.71 | |
| Independent | Anil Vij | 17,108 | 29.32 | ||
| Independent | Hira Lal | 13,369 | 22.91 | ||
| BJP | Ravi Sehgal | 9,155 | 15.69 | −13.40 | |
| BSP | Maya Ram | 583 | 1.00 | ||
| Margin of victory | 615 | 1.05 | −15.42 | ||
| Turnout | 58,359 | 68.55 | 5.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,131 | −2.97 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | -15.20 | |||
Assembly Election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anil Vij | 25,045 | 45.57 | ||
| BJP | Kabir Dev | 15,988 | 29.09 | 6.91 | |
| INC | Sudershan Dua | 12,452 | 22.66 | −6.70 | |
| NCP | Shiv Om | 666 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Pardeep Chauhan | 323 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,057 | 16.48 | 5.74 | ||
| Turnout | 54,963 | 63.13 | −4.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,741 | 1.14 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | -9.28 | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anil Vij | 22,735 | 40.10 | ||
| INC | Raj Rani | 16,645 | 29.36 | −25.49 | |
| BJP | Kabir Dev | 12,573 | 22.17 | −16.61 | |
| AIIC(T) | Shiv Kumar | 1,700 | 3.00 | ||
| BSP | Sewa Singh | 1,414 | 2.49 | 0.82 | |
| CPI | Pushpa | 454 | 0.80 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,090 | 10.74 | −5.32 | ||
| Turnout | 56,700 | 67.17 | 1.93 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,756 | 11.72 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | -14.75 | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Brij Anand | 27,377 | 54.85 | 23.50 | |
| BJP | Anil Kumar | 19,360 | 38.79 | −9.80 | |
| JP | Satish | 1,447 | 2.90 | ||
| BSP | Mohinder Bir Singh | 834 | 1.67 | ||
| JD | Sudesh | 350 | 0.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,017 | 16.06 | −1.18 | ||
| Turnout | 49,912 | 65.24 | −5.94 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,658 | 18.25 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 6.26 | |||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushma Swaraj | 22,473 | 48.59 | 28.52 | |
| INC | Ram Dass Dhamija | 14,501 | 31.35 | −4.56 | |
| Independent | Brij Anand | 7,574 | 16.38 | ||
| Independent | Vijay Pal | 550 | 1.19 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Kumar | 483 | 1.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,972 | 17.24 | 1.73 | ||
| Turnout | 46,248 | 71.18 | −2.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,675 | 19.10 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.68 | |||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Dass Dhamija | 14,382 | 35.92 | 4.21 | |
| JP | Swami Agnivaish | 8,171 | 20.41 | −43.04 | |
| BJP | Som Prakash | 8,036 | 20.07 | ||
| Independent | Bhagwan Dass | 7,147 | 17.85 | ||
| Independent | Shiv Prakash | 751 | 1.88 | ||
| Independent | Ajmer Singh | 373 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | Ram Lal | 331 | 0.83 | ||
| Independent | Om Prakash | 246 | 0.61 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,211 | 15.51 | −16.23 | ||
| Turnout | 40,043 | 73.81 | 5.99 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,145 | 19.62 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | -27.53 | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Sushma Swaraj | 19,639 | 63.45 | New | |
| INC | Dev Raj Anand | 9,815 | 31.71 | ||
| Independent | Bansi Lal | 830 | 2.68 | New | |
| Independent | Narendar Datt | 295 | 0.95 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,824 | 31.74 | |||
| Turnout | 30,953 | 67.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 46,099 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hans Raj Suri | 15,687 | 56.57 | ||
| ABJS | Bhagwan Dass | 11,175 | 40.30 | ||
| Independent | Virender Kumar Syal | 616 | 2.22 | New | |
| Independent | Hari Ram | 250 | 0.90 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,512 | 16.27 | |||
| Turnout | 27,728 | 71.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 39,893 | ||||
| INC gain from ABJS | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Bhagwan Dass | 13,009 | 51.62 | ||
| INC | Dev Raj Anand | 11,606 | 46.05 | ||
| Independent | Karam Vir Singh | 258 | 1.02 | New | |
| Independent | Avtar Singh | 227 | 0.90 | New | |
| Independent | Sham Lal | 103 | 0.41 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,403 | 5.57 | |||
| Turnout | 25,203 | 62.07 | |||
| Registered electors | 41,282 | ||||
| ABJS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dev Raj Anand | 11,343 | 41.65 | New | |
| ABJS | P. Nath | 10,845 | 39.82 | New | |
| Independent | R. Nath | 3,331 | 12.23 | New | |
| Independent | G. Singh | 1,003 | 3.68 | New | |
| Independent | K. Lall | 711 | 2.61 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 498 | 1.83 | |||
| Turnout | 27,233 | 72.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 38,934 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||