2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election


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. The BJP won the majority in the Assembly. Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen to head the new government.

Parties contending

Four major parties contested the election - the Indian National Congress, the Indian National Lok Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Haryana Janhit Congress. Others that contested the elections included candidates from the Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India, Samajwadi Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, other regional parties and independents.

Date

The Election Commission of India announced, on 12 September 2014, Haryana's Legislative Assembly election under Article 324 and 172 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.

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%. A total of 1,351 candidates, of which 116 were women, contested for the 90 seats. This was the highest number of total and women candidates in Haryana assembly elections since its formation in 1966.
Voter-verified paper audit trail was used along with EVMs in 6 out of 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana-Thanesar, Karnal, Panipat city, Sonipat, Rohtak and Gurgaon.
Among other practices to ensure a fair election, photo electoral rolls and photo identification were mandatory during the election. Each polling booth was provided with multiple Awareness Observers as non-participating members to verify free and fair voting and access. Every polling station was also equipped with basic minimum facilities such as access to drinking water, toilet and a ramp for the disabled. The voters cast their vote at 16,244 polling booths. The poll was conducted using electronic voting machines.

Exit polls

Result

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

Winners

Some of the 90 winners are:
ConstituencyDistrictCandidate wonParty Won
NarnaundHisarCaptain AbhimanyuBharatiya Janata Party
AdamnpurHisarKuldeep BishnoiHaryana Janhit Congress-BL
HansiHisarRenuka BishnoiHaryana Janhit Congress-BL
Hisar cityHisarDr. Kamal GuptaBharatiya Janata Party
UklanaHisarAnoop DhanakBharatiya Janata Party
BarwalaHisarVed NarangIndian National Lok Dal
NalwaHisarRanbir Singh Gangwa PrajapatiIndian National Lok Dal
ToshamBhiwaniKiran ChoudhryIndian National Congress
LoharuBhiwaniOm Parkash BarwaIndian National Lok Dal
Bhiwani cityBhiwaniGhanshyam SarafBharatiya Janata Party
Bawani KheraBhiwaniBishamber SinghBharatiya Janata Party
GharaundaKarnalHarwinder KalyanBharatiya Janata Party
Karnal cityKarnalManohar Lal KhattarBharatiya Janata Party

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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 Captain Abhimanyu, MLA Anil Vij and BJP Kisan cell leader O. P. Dhankar. Khattar was speculated to be leading the race. Khattar was then chosen to head the new government and was sworn in on 26 October.

Assembly members : Thirteenth Vidhan Sabha

NameGenderConstituencyPartyNotes-
Abhay Singh ChautalaMaleEllenabadINLD-
Zakir HussainMaleNuhINLD--
Naina Singh ChautalaFemaleDabwaliINLD--
Randhir Singh KapriwasMaleRewariBJP--
Kanwar PalMaleJagadhriBJP-
Vipul GoelMaleFaridabadBJP--
Anand Singh DangiMaleMehamINC--
Krishan KumarMaleShahabadBJP--
Anil VijMaleAmbala CanttBJP--
Santosh YadavFemaleAteliBJP--
Karan Dev KambojMaleIndriBJP--
Subhash SudhaMaleThanesarBJP--
Abhe Singh YadavMaleNangal ChaudharyBJP--
Rohita RewriFemalePanipat CityBJP--
Manish GroverMaleRohtakBJP--
Bhupinder Singh HoodaMaleGarhi Sampla KiloiINC--
Shyam SinghMaleRadaurBJP--
Balkaur SinghMaleKalanwaliSAD--
Ram Bilas SharmaMaleMahendergarhBJP--
Gian Chand GuptaMalePanchkulaBJP--
O.P. BarwaMaleLoharuINLD--
Narbir Singh,RaoMaleBadshahpurBJP--
Ravinder MachhrouliMaleSamalkhaIndependent--
Tejpal TanwarMaleSohanaBJP--
Ghanshyam DassMaleYamuna NagarBJP--
Bimla ChaudharyFemalePataudiBJP--
Geeta BhukkalFemaleJhajjarINC--
Ghansyam SarafMaleBhiwaniBJP--
Makhan Lal SinglaMaleSirsaINLD--
Hari Chand MiddhaMaleJindINLD--
Sardar J.S. SandhuMalePehowaINLD--
Jagbir Singh MalikMaleGohanaINC--
Udai BhanMaleHodalINC--
Jai TirathMaleRaiINC--
JaiveerMaleKharkhaudaINC--
Kehar Singh RawatMaleHathinINLD--
Ravinder BaliyalaMaleRatiaINLD--
JasbirMaleSaffidonIndependent--
Kavita JainFemaleSonepatBJP--
Kiran ChoudharyFemaleToshamINC--
Ramchand KambojMaleRaniaINLD--
Krishan Lal PanwarMaleIsranaBJP--
Lalit NagarMaleTigaonINC--
Kuldeep SharmaMaleGanaurINC-
Seema TrikhaFemaleBadkhalBJP--
Bhagwan DassMaleNilokheriBJP--
Rahish KhanMalePunahanaIndependent--
Harvinder KalyanMaleGharaundaBJP--
Om PrakashMaleNarnaulBJP--
Om Prakash DhankharMaleBadliBJP--
Anoop DhanakMaleUklanaINLD--
Naseem AhmedMaleFerozepur JhirkaINLD--
PremlataFemaleUchana KalanBJP--
Mahipal DhandaMalePanipat RuralBJP--
Subhash ChanderMaleTohanaBJP--
Latika SharmaFemaleKalkaBJP--
Parminder Singh DhullMaleJulanaINLD--
Kulwant RamMaleGuhlaBJP--
Pirthi SinghMaleNarwanaINLD--
Balwant SinghMaleFatehabadINLD--
Raghbir SinghMaleBadhraINLD--
Tekchand SharmaMalePrithlaBSP--
Raghuvir Singh KadianMaleBeriINC--
Santosh SarwanMaleMullanaBJP--
Naresh KaushikMaleBahadurgarhBJP--
Balwant SinghMaleSadhauraBJP--
Bishamber SinghMaleBawani KheraBJP--
Nayab SinghMaleNaraingarhBJP--
Ved NarangMaleBarwalaINLD--
Banwari LalMaleBawalBJP--
Jai PrakashMaleKalayatIndependent--
Randeep Singh SurjewalaMaleKaithalINC-
Kuldeep BishnoiMaleAdampurHJC BL--
Ranbir GangwaMaleNalwaINLD--
Captain AbhimanyuMaleNarnaundBJP--
RajdeepMaleDadriINLD--
Kamal GuptaMaleHisarBJP--
ShakuntlaFemaleKalanaurINC--
Mool Chand SharmaMaleBallabhgarhBJP--
Pawan SainiMaleLadwaBJP--
Nagender BhadanaMaleFaridabad NitINLD--
Sri Krishan HoodaMaleBarodaINC--
Karan Singh DalalMalePalwalINC--
Umesh AggarwalMaleGurgaonBJP--
Dinesh KaushikMalePundriIndependent--
Manohar Lal KhattarMaleKarnalBJPCM
Aseem GoelMaleAmbala CityBJP--
Renuka BishnoiFemaleHansiHJC BL--
Bikram SinghMaleKosliBJP--
Sardar Bakhshish Singh VirkMaleAsandhBJP--