Ambala City Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Haryana legislative assembly in India
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Ambala City Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly. Ambala city is a part of Ambala district.[1]
| Ambala City Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. 5 for the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Ambala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ambala |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 2,60,716 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1968 | Lekh Wati Jain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Shiv Prasad | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Sumer Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Veena Chhibber | ||
| 2005 | Venod Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Aseem Goel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Nirmal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nirmal Singh | 84,475 | 50.98% |  37.91 | |
| BJP | Aseem Goel | 73,344 | 44.26% | 2.06 | |
| ASP(KR) | Parul Nagpal Udaipuria | 2,423 | 1.46% | New | |
| AAP | Ketan Sharma | 1,492 | 0.90% | 0.34 | |
| BSP | Malkit Singh Bhanokheri | 1,305 | 0.79% |  1.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,371 | 0.83% | 0.14 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,131 | 6.72% | 0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,701 | 63.20% | 2.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,60,716 | 3.16 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.78 |
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aseem Goel | 64,896 | 42.20% | 4.91% | |
| Independent | Nirmal Singh | 55,944 | 36.38% | ||
| INC | Jasbir Mallour | 20,091 | 13.07% | −8.40% | |
| JJP | Harpal Singh Kamboj | 5,711 | 3.71% | ||
| BSP | Ravinder Singh | 2,890 | 1.88% | 0.58% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,484 | 0.97% | 0.28% | |
| AAP | Anshul Kumar Aggarwal | 868 | 0.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,952 | 5.82% | −8.58% | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,772 | 60.50% | −10.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,54,168 | 11.20% | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 4.91% | |||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aseem Goel | 60,216 | 37.29% | 27.60% | |
| HJCPV | Venod Sharma | 36,964 | 22.89% | ||
| INC | Himmat Singh | 34,658 | 21.46% | −31.31% | |
| SAD | Balvinder Singh | 22,783 | 14.11% | −11.65% | |
| BSP | Pritpal Singh | 2,093 | 1.30% | −6.85% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,101 | 0.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,252 | 14.40% | −12.62% | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,486 | 70.65% | 0.60% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,28,573 | 21.70% | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | -15.49% | |||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Venod Sharma | 69,435 | 52.77% | −11.74% | |
| SAD | Bibi Charanjeet Kaur Mallour | 33,885 | 25.75% | ||
| BJP | Dr. Sanjay Sharma | 12,741 | 9.68% | −2.28% | |
| BSP | Makhan Singh | 10,719 | 8.15% | 6.81% | |
| HJC(BL) | Puran Parkash | 2,736 | 2.08% | ||
| Independent | Mehar Chand Nagra | 691 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,550 | 27.02% | −17.99% | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,571 | 70.05% | 8.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,87,813 | 48.33% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -11.74% | |||
Assembly Election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Venod Sharma | 50,618 | 64.52% | 30.41% | |
| INLD | Surjit Singh | 15,302 | 19.50% | ||
| BJP | Veena Chhibber | 9,387 | 11.96% | −30.88% | |
| BSP | Hakam Singh | 1,048 | 1.34% | −0.93% | |
| Independent | Harmesh Singh | 898 | 1.14% | ||
| Independent | Kala Ram Chauhan | 641 | 0.82% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,316 | 45.01% | 36.27% | ||
| Turnout | 78,457 | 61.97% | 1.38% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,26,615 | 9.72% | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 21.67% | |||
Assembly Election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Veena Chhibber | 29,949 | 42.84% | 4.67% | |
| INC | Kiran Bala | 23,840 | 34.11% | 0.83% | |
| Independent | Nirmal Vij | 10,762 | 15.40% | ||
| Independent | Pritam Singh | 3,196 | 4.57% | ||
| BSP | Shanti Dass | 1,586 | 2.27% | −5.51% | |
| HVP | Surjit Singh | 568 | 0.81% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,109 | 8.74% | 3.84% | ||
| Turnout | 69,901 | 60.58% | −6.15% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,15,397 | 0.53% | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 9.93% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 28,570 | 38.18% | 7.03% | |
| INC | Sumer Chand | 24,900 | 33.27% | 0.35% | |
| SAP | Rameshwar Parshad | 8,511 | 11.37% | ||
| BSP | Puran Parkash Saini | 5,822 | 7.78% | 2.10% | |
| Independent | Sukhdev Singh Govind Garh | 2,996 | 4.00% | ||
| AIIC(T) | Raj Kumar | 2,107 | 2.82% | ||
| Independent | Nirmala Sandhu | 448 | 0.60% | ||
| BSP(A) | Som Nath Boh | 425 | 0.57% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,670 | 4.90% | 3.14% | ||
| Turnout | 74,834 | 66.74% | −1.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 1,14,794 | 22.54% | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.26% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sumer Chand | 20,489 | 32.92% | −2.84% | |
| BJP | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 19,388 | 31.15% | −14.52% | |
| All India Youth Akali Dal | Sukhdev Singh | 10,244 | 16.46% | ||
| JP | Gian Chand | 4,123 | 6.62% | 3.79% | |
| BSP | Arjun Dass Liharsa | 3,537 | 5.68% | ||
| HVP | Surjit Rai Wadhawan | 1,324 | 2.13% | ||
| Independent | Shiv Kumar | 1,006 | 1.62% | ||
| Independent | Ajay Kumar | 768 | 1.23% | ||
| Independent | Surinder Sood | 680 | 1.09% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,101 | 1.77% | −8.14% | ||
| Turnout | 62,241 | 68.17% | −1.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 93,681 | 17.75% | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | -12.75% | |||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiv Prasad | 25,073 | 45.67% | −1.70% | |
| INC | Ram Yash | 19,632 | 35.76% | −4.67% | |
| Independent | Ajit Singh | 3,181 | 5.79% | ||
| JP | Amarjit Singh | 1,556 | 2.83% | −0.89% | |
| Independent | Jaswant Rai | 976 | 1.78% | ||
| Independent | Munshi Ram | 969 | 1.77% | ||
| Independent | Raj Sukhnandan | 807 | 1.47% | ||
| VHP | Harish Kumar | 497 | 0.91% | ||
| Independent | Sita Ram | 446 | 0.81% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,441 | 9.91% | 2.97% | ||
| Turnout | 54,896 | 69.70% | 0.20% | ||
| Registered electors | 79,557 | 18.21% | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | -1.70% | |||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiv Prasad | 21,847 | 47.38% | ||
| INC | Sumer Chand | 18,646 | 40.43% | 18.15% | |
| Independent | Munshi Ram | 3,176 | 6.89% | ||
| JP | Darshan Lal | 1,719 | 3.73% | −72.27% | |
| Independent | Rajinder Verma | 614 | 1.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,201 | 6.94% | −46.77% | ||
| Turnout | 46,115 | 69.50% | 5.97% | ||
| Registered electors | 67,302 | 13.85% | |||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | -28.62% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Shiv Prasad | 28,237 | 75.99% | ||
| INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 8,279 | 22.28% | −28.39% | |
| Independent | Hari Chand | 641 | 1.73% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,958 | 53.71% | 51.43% | ||
| Turnout | 37,157 | 63.53% | −5.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 59,115 | 20.34% | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 25.33% | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 16,932 | 50.67% | 4.91 | |
| ABJS | Laxmi Narain | 16,170 | 48.39% | 12.17 | |
| Independent | Raja Ram | 316 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 762 | 2.28% | 17.08 | ||
| Turnout | 33,418 | 69.39% | 13.99 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,123 | 1.39 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lekh Wati Jain | 14,552 | 55.58% | 27.06 | |
| ABJS | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 9,482 | 36.22% | 14.28 | |
| BKD | Raghubir Saran | 1,546 | 5.90% | New | |
| Independent | Roshan Lal | 233 | 0.89% | New | |
| RPI | Gian Chand | 176 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | Sardara Singh Mitha | 66 | 0.25% | New | |
| Independent | Mangal Singh Marwah | 65 | 0.25% | New | |
| Independent | Darshan Singh | 62 | 0.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,070 | 19.36% | 2.61 | ||
| Turnout | 26,182 | 55.00% | 15.68 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,449 | 7.37 | |||
| INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 5.08 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | Faqir Chand Aggarwal | 15,887 | 50.50% | New | |
| INC | A. G. Khan | 8,973 | 28.52% | New | |
| Independent | J. Singh | 6,149 | 19.54% | New | |
| Independent | J. Singh | 452 | 1.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,914 | 21.98% | |||
| Turnout | 31,461 | 71.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 45,123 | ||||
| ABJS win (new seat) | |||||