AMBALA
Constituency no. 1 in Haryana · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Haryana also has an assembly constituency called AMBALA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 2004
SELJA
INC
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 15
Margin, 2004
2,34,935
27.71% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPRATTAN LAL KATARIA
- Votes
- 1,80,329
- Vote share
- 21.27%
- Behind by
- 2,34,935
Electors
11,99,338
Total votes polled
8,47,725
Valid votes
8,47,725
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.7%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 8,47,725 valid votes
SELJAINCwon
4,15,264
49.0%
RATTAN LAL KATARIABJP
1,80,329
21.3%
BALWANT SINGHINLD
1,30,972
15.4%
CHANDER PALBSP
57,028
6.7%
AMAN KUMAR NAGRAHVP
22,039
2.6%
RANBIR SINGHES
13,292
1.6%
SUNIL KUMARIND
9,574
1.1%
RAUNAQ SINGHIND
7,324
0.9%
JASWINDER SINGHIND
3,477
0.4%
HEM RAJLJNSP
2,262
0.3%
ARVIND KUMAR SONKARABHM
2,224
0.3%
RAM SARUPIND
2,098
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VARUN CHAUDHRY | INC | 6,63,657 | 49.28% | BANTO KATARIA | 49,036 |
| 2019 | RATTAN LAL KATARIA | BJP | 7,46,508 | 56.72% | SELJA | 3,42,345 |
| 2014 | RATTAN LAL KATARIA | BJP | 6,12,121 | 50.22% | RAJ KUMAR BALMIKI | 3,40,074 |
| 2009 | SELJA | INC | 3,22,258 | 37.19% | RATTAN LAL KATARIA | 14,570 |
| 2004 | SELJA | INC | 4,15,264 | 48.99% | RATTAN LAL KATARIA | 2,34,935 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AMBALA constituency in 2024?
VARUN CHAUDHRY (INC) won AMBALA in 2024, by a margin of 49,036 votes.
Which party has won AMBALA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has AMBALA gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won AMBALA the most times?
SURAJ BHAN, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1996.
