1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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.

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

12 May 1968

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

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

ConstituencyReserved for
(ST/None)
CandidateParty
KalkaNoneKishori Lal Indian National Congress
NaraingarhNoneLal Singh Indian National Congress
ChhachhrauliSCParbhu Indian National Congress
JagadhriNoneRameshwar Dass Indian National Congress
Yamuna NagarNoneMalik Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh
MullanaSCRam Parkash Indian National Congress
NaggalNoneAbdul Gaffar Khan Indian National Congress
Ambala CantonmentNoneBhagwan Dass Bharatiya Jana Sangh
AmbalaNoneLekhwati Jain Indian National Congress
ShahabadNoneJagdish Chander Indian National Congress
ThanesarNoneOm Parkash Indian National Congress
BabainSCChand Ram Independent
NilokheriNoneChanda Singh Independent
IndriNonePrasanni Devi Indian National Congress
KarnalNoneShanti Prasad Independent
JundlaSCBanwari Ram Republican Party of India
GharaundaNoneRandhir Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
SambhaklaNoneKartar Singh Indian National Congress
PanipatNoneFateh Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh
NaulthaNoneJai Singh Indian National Congress
RajaundSCRan Singh Indian National Congress
PundriNoneIshwar Singh Independent
SherhadaNoneSurjit Singh Indian National Congress
KaithalNoneOm Prabha Indian National Congress
PehowaNonePiara Singh Indian National Congress
KalayatSCBhagtu Indian National Congress
NarwanaNoneNeki Ram Indian National Congress
JindNoneDaya Krishan Indian National Congress
JulanaNoneNarain Singh Swatantra Party
SafidonNoneSatya Narain Vishal Haryana Party
MehamNoneRaj Singh Indian National Congress
BarodaSCShyam Chand Vishal Haryana Party
GohanaNoneRam Dhari Indian National Congress
KailanaNoneRajinder Singh Vishal Haryana Party
SonepatNoneMukhtiar Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
RaiNoneJaswant Singh Indian National Congress
RohatSCKanwar Singh Indian National Congress
HassangarhNoneMaru Singh Indian National Congress
KiloiNoneRanbir Singh Indian National Congress
RohtakNoneMangal Sein Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KalanaurNoneSatram Dass Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BeriNoneRan Singh Indian National Congress
SalhawasSCShakuntla Vishal Haryana Party
JhajjarNoneGanga Sagar Indian National Congress
BahadurgarhNonePartap Singh Indian National Congress
FaridabadNoneKamal Dev Indian National Congress
BallabgarhNoneSharda Rani Indian National Congress
PalwalNoneRoop Lal Mehta Indian National Congress
HassanpurSCManohar Singh Indian National Congress
Ferozepur JhirkaNoneAbdul Razzaq Vishal Haryana Party
NuhNoneKhurshed Ahmad Indian National Congress
HathinNoneHem Raj Independent
SohnaNoneKanehya Lal Pdswal Indian National Congress
GurgaonNoneMahabir Singh Indian National Congress
PataudiNoneRamjiwan Singh Vishal Haryana Party
RewariNoneSumitra Devi Vishal Haryana Party
BawalSCJee Sukh Vishal Haryana Party
JatusanaNoneBirender Singh Vishal Haryana Party
AteliNoneBirender Singh Vishal Haryana Party
NarnaulNoneRam Saran Chand Mittal Indian National Congress
MahendragarhNoneHari Singh Vishal Haryana Party
KaninaNoneDalip Singh Vishal Haryana Party
BadhraNoneAmir Singh Vishal Haryana Party
DadriSCGanpat Rai Indian National Congress
LoharuNoneChandravati Indian National Congress
ToshamNoneBansi Lal Indian National Congress
BhiwaniNoneBanarsi Dass Indian National Congress
Mundhal KhurdNoneSarup Singh Indian National Congress
NarnaundNoneJoginder Singh Swatantra Party
HansiNoneHari Singh Indian National Congress
BawanikheraSCParbhu Singh Indian National Congress
AdampurNoneBhajan Lal Indian National Congress
HissarNoneBalwant Rai Tayal Bharatiya Kranti Dal
BarwalaSCGordhan Dass Indian National Congress
TohanaNoneHarpal Singh Vishal Haryana Party
FatehabadNonePokar Ram Indian National Congress
BadopalNonePartap Singh Vishal Haryana Party
SirsaNonePrem Sukh Dass Indian National Congress
RoriNoneHar Kishan Lal Indian National Congress
DabwaliSCTeja Singh Independent
EllenabadNoneLal Chand Vishal Haryana Party

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