Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ambala Cantt. Assembly constituency
| type = SLA
| map_image = Ambala Cantt Assembly constituency map.svg
| state = Haryana
| established = 1967
| abolished =
| electors = 2,04,314
| mla = Anil Vij
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| constituency_no = 4
| latest_election_year = 2024
| district = Ambala
| loksabha_cons = Ambala
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Anil Vij - Kolkata 2016-10-07 8190.JPG
}}
Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency is one of the 90 assembly seats of Haryana. Ambala city is a part of Ambala district. Anil Vij is current MLA.{{Cite web |url=http://haryanaelections.in/ambala-city-assembly-constituency-candidate-name-result-haryana-assembly-election-2014-inld-congress-bjp/ |title=haryanaelections |access-date=24 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212122906/http://haryanaelections.in/ambala-city-assembly-constituency-candidate-name-result-haryana-assembly-election-2014-inld-congress-bjp/ |archive-date=12 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}[http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/haryana/constituency-results/ambala-city.php travelindia-guide][http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/haryana/ambala-city.html mapsofindia]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan=2|Party |
|---|
| 1967
|D. R. Anand |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1968
|Bhagwan Das |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jan Sangh}} |
| 1972
|Hans Raj Suri |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1982
|Ram Dass Dhamija |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1987
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1990^ |
| 1991
|Brij Anand |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1996
| rowspan="2" |Anil Vij | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}} |
| 2000 |
| 2005
|Devender Kumar Bansal |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2009
| rowspan="4" |Anil Vij | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}} |
| 2014 |
| 2019 |
| 2024 |
Election results
=Assembly Election 2024=
{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.{{cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/statewiseS071.htm |title=State wise result |work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 October 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=59,858 |percentage=44.90% |change={{decrease}}8.15 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chitra Sarwara |party=Independent politician |votes=52,581 |percentage=39.44% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parvinder Pal Pari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,469 |percentage=10.85% |change={{increase}}3.84 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Onkar Singh |party=Indian National Lok Dal |votes=2,863 |percentage=2.15% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Avtar Singh |party=Jannayak Janta Party |votes=809 |percentage=0.61% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharmesh Sood Rinku |party=Independent politician |votes=764 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=641 |percentage=0.48% |change={{decrease}}0.35 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,277 |percentage=5.46% |change= {{decrease}}11.11 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,33,323 |percentage=64.63% |change= {{increase}}2.80 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,04,314 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.78 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}8.15 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 2019 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11697-haryana-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Haryana Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 - Haryana - Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate= 2 February 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=64,571 |percentage=53.04 |change=+0.55 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Chitra Sarwara|party=Independent politician|votes=44,406|percentage=36.48|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Venu Singla|party=Indian National Congress|votes=8,534|percentage=7.01|change=-33.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rajesh Kumar|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=1,938|percentage=1.59|change=0.89}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=1,013|percentage=0.83|change=0.04}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,165 |percentage=16.56 |change=+4.38}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,21,735|percentage=61.84|change=-10.80}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,96,870 |change =+12.69}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing=+0.55}}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 2014 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=66,605 |percentage=52.49 |change=+3.28 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ch. Nirmal Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=51,143 |percentage=40.31|change=-2.57 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suraj Parkash Jindal |party=Indian National Lok Dal |votes=5,407 |percentage=4.26 |change=+2.07 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=1,007 |percentage=0.79 |change=New }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Charan Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=885 |percentage=0.70 |change=-2.37 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,462 |percentage=12.19 |change=+5.85 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,26,888 |percentage=72.63|change=+4.79}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,74,704 |change =+18.50}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= +3.28}}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 2009 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=49,219 |percentage=49.21 |change=+33.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nirmal Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=42,881 |percentage=42.87|change=+12.50 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Parveen Chauhan |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,065 |percentage=3.06 |change=+2.07}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. K. D. Sharma |party=Indian National Lok Dal |votes=2,189 |percentage=2.19 |change= New }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,338 |percentage=6.34 |change=+5.28 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,00,018 |percentage=67.84 |change= -0.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,47,434 |change =+73.18}}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= +18.84}}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 2005 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Devender Kumar Bansal |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,723 |percentage=30.37 |change=7.71 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Independent politician |votes=17,108 |percentage=29.32 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hira Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=13,369 |percentage=22.91 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravi Sehgal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,155 |percentage=15.69 |change=-13.40 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Maya Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=583 |percentage=1.00 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=615 |percentage=1.05 |change=-15.42 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=58,359 |percentage=68.55 |change= 5.43 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,131 |change =-2.97 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= -15.20 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 2000 =
{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Independent politician |votes=25,045 |percentage=45.57 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kabir Dev |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,988 |percentage=29.09 |change=6.91 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudershan Dua |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,452 |percentage=22.66 |change=-6.70 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Om |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=666 |percentage=1.21 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pardeep Chauhan |party=Independent politician |votes=323 |percentage=0.59 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,057 |percentage=16.48 |change=5.74 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=54,963 |percentage=63.13 |change= -4.04 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,741 |change =1.14 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= -9.28 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1996 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Vij |party=Independent politician |votes=22,735 |percentage=40.10 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Rani |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,645 |percentage=29.36 |change=-25.49 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kabir Dev |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,573 |percentage=22.17 |change=-16.61 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Kumar |party=All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |votes=1,700 |percentage=3.00 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sewa Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,414 |percentage=2.49 |change=0.82 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushpa |party=Communist Party of India |votes=454 |percentage=0.80 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,090 |percentage=10.74 |change=-5.32 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,700 |percentage=67.17 |change= 1.93 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,756 |change =11.72 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -14.75 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1991 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Brij Anand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,377 |percentage=54.85 |change=23.50 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,360 |percentage=38.79 |change=-9.80 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satish |party=Janata Party |votes=1,447 |percentage=2.90 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohinder Bir Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=834 |percentage=1.67 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sudesh |party=Janata Dal |votes=350 |percentage=0.70 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,017 |percentage=16.06 |change=-1.18 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=49,912 |percentage=65.24 |change= -5.94 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,658 |change =18.25 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= 6.26 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1987 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sushma Swaraj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=22,473 |percentage=48.59 |change=28.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Dass Dhamija |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,501 |percentage=31.35 |change=-4.56 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Brij Anand |party=Independent politician |votes=7,574 |percentage=16.38 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Pal |party=Independent politician |votes=550 |percentage=1.19 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Naresh Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=483 |percentage=1.04 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,972 |percentage=17.24 |change=1.73 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=46,248 |percentage=71.18 |change= -2.63 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,675 |change =19.10 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 12.68 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1982 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Dass Dhamija |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,382 |percentage=35.92 |change=4.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Swami Agnivaish |party=Janata Party |votes=8,171 |percentage=20.41 |change=-43.04 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Som Prakash |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,036 |percentage=20.07 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwan Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=7,147 |percentage=17.85 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Prakash |party=Independent politician |votes=751 |percentage=1.88 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajmer Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=373 |percentage=0.93 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=331 |percentage=0.83 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Independent politician |votes=246 |percentage=0.61 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,211 |percentage=15.51 |change=-16.23 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=40,043 |percentage=73.81 |change= 5.99 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,145 |change =19.62 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= -27.53 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1977 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sushma Swaraj |party=Janata Party |votes=19,639 |percentage=63.45 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dev Raj Anand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,815 |percentage=31.71 |change={{decrease}}24.87 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bansi Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=830 |percentage=2.68 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narendar Datt |party=Independent politician |votes=295 |percentage=0.95 |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,824 |percentage=31.74 |change= {{increase}}15.47 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=30,953 |percentage=67.82 |change= {{decrease}}2.36 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,099 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.56 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}6.87 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1972 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Hans Raj Suri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,687 |percentage=56.57 |change={{increase}}10.52 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwan Dass |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=11,175 |percentage=40.30 |change={{decrease}}11.31 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virender Kumar Syal |party=Independent politician |votes=616 |percentage=2.22 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hari Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=250 |percentage=0.90 |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,512 |percentage=16.27 |change= {{increase}}10.71 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,728 |percentage=71.00 |change= {{increase}}8.46 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,893 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.36 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing= {{increase}}4.96 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1968 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwan Dass |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=13,009 |percentage=51.62 |change={{increase}}11.79 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dev Raj Anand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,606 |percentage=46.05 |change={{increase}}4.4 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karam Vir Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=258 |percentage=1.02 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Avtar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=227 |percentage=0.90 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sham Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=103 |percentage=0.41 |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,403 |percentage=5.57 |change= {{increase}}3.74 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=25,203 |percentage=62.07 |change= {{decrease}}8.90 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,282 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.03 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}9.97 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Assembly Election 1967 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt.{{Cite web|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1967|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Elections in India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228150129/https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html/|archive-date=28 February 2019|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dev Raj Anand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,343 |percentage=41.65 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Nath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=10,845 |percentage=39.82 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=3,331 |percentage=12.23 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,003 |percentage=3.68 |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Lall |party=Independent politician |votes=711 |percentage=2.61 |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=498 |percentage=1.83 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,233 |percentage=72.00 |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,934 |ref = |change= }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/ambala-city.html Ambala City]
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