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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPMANOHAR LAL | INCDIVYANSHU BUDHIRAJA | 2,32,577 | 17.28% | 19 | — |
| 2019 | BJPSanjay Bhatia | INCKuldip Sharma | 6,56,142 | 50.44% | 16 | 68.3% |
| 2014 | BJPASHWINI KUMAR | INCARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | 3,60,147 | 30.18% | 23 | 70.9% |
| 2009 | INCARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | BSPMARATHA VIRENDER VERMA | 76,346 | 9.41% | 23 | 66.6% |
| 20041973 boundaries | INCARVIND KUMAR SHARMA | BJPI. D. SWAMI | 1,64,762 | 20.12% | 20 | 66.0% |
| 19991973 boundaries | BJPI.D. Swami | INCBhajan Lal | 1,47,854 | 19.17% | 14 | 68.2% |
| 19981973 boundaries | INCBHAJAN LAL | BJPI.D. SWAMI | 52,061 | 6.53% | 14 | 70.0% |
| 19961973 boundaries | BJPISHWAR DAYAL SWAMI | INCCHIRANJI LAL SHARMA | 1,91,865 | 23.96% | 22 | 69.7% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCCHIRANJI LAL SHARMA | JDCHASHAM PAL SINGH | 55,172 | 8.84% | 22 | 65.6% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCCHIRANJIT LAL | BJPSUSHMA SWARAJ | 8,673 | 1.46% | 33 | 62.9% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCCHIRANJI LAL | ICJDEVI SINGH | 98,952 | 19.49% | 33 | 68.0% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)CHIRANJI LAL | JNPSUSHMA SWARAJ | 22,328 | 5.18% | 24 | 64.6% |
| 19771973 boundaries | BLDBHAGWAT DAYAL | INCJAGDISH PRASAD | 2,76,836 | 66.57% | 5 | 74.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCMADHO RAM | BJSRAMESHWARA NAND | 35,261 | 11.13% | 7 | 62.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCM. RAM | BJSR. NAND | 203 | 0.06% | 2 | 72.5% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







