Haryana, Lok Sabha election 1996
10 constituencies in Haryana, 68.25% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Haryana
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 4 | +4 | 6 | 15,02,723 | 19.74% | +9.57 |
| HVPHaryana Vikas Party | 3 | +2 | 4 | 11,56,322 | 15.19% | +9.85 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | -7 | 10 | 17,23,087 | 22.64% | -14.58 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 210 | 7,80,122 | 10.25% | +4.77 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14,47,340 | 19.01% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5,01,958 | 6.59% | +4.80 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,71,005 | 2.25% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,16,845 | 1.54% | -10.95 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86,172 | 1.13% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,573 | 0.36% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15,960 | 0.21% | -25.20 |
| JPSJustice Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15,112 | 0.20% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14,292 | 0.19% | — |
| JSTPJSTP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,134 | 0.13% | — |
| JHMJHM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9,404 | 0.12% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,223 | 0.12% | — |
| ARSARS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,367 | 0.08% | — |
| RKPRKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,635 | 0.05% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,418 | 0.04% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,432 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,332 | 0.03% | — |
| ABDUPABDUP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,996 | 0.03% | — |
| BLPBharatiya Lokvikas Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,900 | 0.02% | — |
| PPNMSPPNMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 889 | 0.01% | — |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 882 | 0.01% | — |
| RKDRKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 520 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
- BJP4 (40%)
- HVP3 (30%)
- INC2 (20%)
- IND1 (10%)
- BJP4
- HVP3
- INC2
- IND1
- BJP4
- HVP3
- INC2
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 10 results in Haryana
Seat change
Against Haryana's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained3 (30%)
- Changed hands7 (70%)
3 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 7 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Haryana, every Lok Sabha election on record
- BJP
- HVP
- INC
- IND
Constituency results
All 10 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–10 of 10
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBALA | BJPSURAJ BHAN | INCSHER SINGH | 87,14710.92% | 72.6% |
| BHIWANI | HVPSURENDER SINGH | INCJANGBIR SINGH | 2,25,18330.84% | 68.9% |
| FARIDABAD | BJPRAM CHANDER | INCAVTAR SINGH BHADANA | 61,5167.53% | 58.6% |
| HISSAR | HVPJAI PARKASH S/O HARIKESH | SAPGAURI SHANKER | 1,74,65224.12% | 70.3% |
| KARNAL | BJPISHWAR DAYAL SWAMI | INCCHIRANJI LAL SHARMA | 1,91,86523.96% | 69.7% |
| KURUKSHETRA | HVPOM PARKASH JINDAL | SAPKALASHO DEVI | 51,7776.46% | 72.8% |
| MAHENDRAGARH | BJPRAM SINGH | INCRAO BIRENDER SINGH | 48,0356.06% | 64.0% |
| ROHTAK | INCBHUPENDER | SAPDEVI LAL | 2,6640.43% | 65.8% |
| SIRSA | INCSELJA | SAPSUSHIL KUMAR | 15,1471.84% | 76.7% |
| SONEPAT | INDARVIND KUMAR | SAPRIJAQ RAM | 49,5407.08% | 66.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Haryana alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Haryana, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 4 of 10 seats in Haryana, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Haryana, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Turnout was 68.25% — 76.1 lakh of 1.12 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Haryana have?
Haryana has 10 Lok Sabha seats.
