KARNAL
Constituency no. 5 in Haryana · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Haryana also has an assembly constituency called KARNAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2004
ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA
INC
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2004
1,64,762
20.12% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPI. D. SWAMI
- Votes
- 1,54,186
- Vote share
- 18.83%
- Behind by
- 1,64,762
Electors
12,40,344
Total votes polled
8,18,927
Valid votes
8,18,927
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.0%
Full result, 2004
20 candidates · 8,18,927 valid votes
ARVIND KUMAR SHARMAINCwon
3,18,948
39.0%
I. D. SWAMIBJP
1,54,186
18.8%
ASHOK KUMAR ARORAINLD
1,13,510
13.9%
RAJ KUMARES
82,430
10.1%
ASHOK KUMAR KASHYAPBSP
67,392
8.2%
KULDIP SHARMAIND
27,223
3.3%
RAM CHANDER JANGRAHVP
21,371
2.6%
NARESH SACHDEVAIND
6,282
0.8%
MAHINDER SINGH RANAIND
4,807
0.6%
RAGHUMAL BHATTSP
3,696
0.5%
RAM MEHAR SINGHIND
2,490
0.3%
MAHINDER SINGHCPI(ML)(L)
2,487
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | MANOHAR LAL | BJP | 7,39,285 | 54.93% | DIVYANSHU BUDHIRAJA | 2,32,577 |
| 2019 | Sanjay Bhatia | BJP | 9,11,594 | 70.08% | Kuldip Sharma | 6,56,142 |
| 2014 | ASHWINI KUMAR | BJP | 5,94,817 | 49.84% | ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | 3,60,147 |
| 2009 | ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 3,04,698 | 37.57% | MARATHA VIRENDER VERMA | 76,346 |
| 2004 | ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 3,18,948 | 38.95% | I. D. SWAMI | 1,64,762 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
