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, 2019
Sanjay Bhatia
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2019
6,56,142
50.44% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCKuldip Sharma
- Votes
- 2,55,452
- Vote share
- 19.64%
- Behind by
- 6,56,142
Electors
19,04,193
Total votes polled
13,00,722
Valid votes
13,00,722
NOTA votes
5,463
0.42% of votes polled
Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 2019
16 candidates · 13,00,722 valid votes
Sanjay BhatiaBJPwon
9,11,594
70.1%
Kuldip SharmaINC
2,55,452
19.6%
PankajBSP
67,183
5.2%
Krishan Kumar AggarwalAAAP
22,084
1.7%
Dharmvir PadhaINLD
15,797
1.2%
Parmod SharmaIND
6,291
0.5%
Vicky ChinalyaSNP
3,318
0.3%
AnkurAAPP
2,789
0.2%
Naresh KumarPSPL
2,340
0.2%
Kitab SinghPPID
2,118
0.2%
Dinesh SharmaSHS
1,731
0.1%
Anil KumarJJJKP
1,243
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KARNAL constituency in 2024?
MANOHAR LAL (BJP) won KARNAL in 2024, by a margin of 2,32,577 votes.
Which party has won KARNAL the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KARNAL gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won KARNAL the most times?
ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA, with 2 wins between 2004 and 2009.
