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Ambala, Haryana — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Ambala (Haryana) was won by Rattan Lal Kataria (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 342,345 votes over Selja. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ambala, Haryana, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 S. Bhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 128,003 40.5% P. Wati (Indian National Congress) 8,700 (2.8 pts)
1971 Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 196,709 68.4% Suraj Bhan (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 122,276 (42.5 pts)
1977 Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Lok Dal 264,590 68.3% Ram Prakash (Indian National Congress) 165,494 (42.7 pts)
1980 Suraj Bhan Janata Party 145,293 35.2% Som Nath (Congress (I)) 2,295 (0.6 pts)
1984 Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 283,062 59.5% Suraj Bhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) 177,352 (37.3 pts)
1989 Ram Parkash Indian National Congress 264,074 46.2% Suraj Bhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) 22,649 (4.0 pts)
1991 Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 196,406 31.0% Suraj Bhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) 71,942 (11.4 pts)
1996 Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 253,555 31.8% Sher Singh (Indian National Congress) 87,147 (10.9 pts)
1998 Aman Kumar Nagra Bahujan Samaj Party 273,792 37.0% Suraj Bhan (Bharatiya Janata Party) 2,864 (0.4 pts)
1999 Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 357,460 51.6% Phool Chand Mullana (Indian National Congress) 124,478 (18.0 pts)
2004 Selja Indian National Congress 415,264 49.0% Rattan Lal Kataria (Bharatiya Janata Party) 234,935 (27.7 pts)
2009 Selja Indian National Congress 322,258 37.2% Rattan Lal Kataria (Bharatiya Janata Party) 14,570 (1.7 pts)
2014 Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 612,121 50.2% Raj Kumar Balmiki (Indian National Congress) 340,074 (27.9 pts)
2019 Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 746,508 57.1% Selja (Indian National Congress) 342,345 (26.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Bhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 128,003 40.5%
P. Wati Indian National Congress 119,303 37.7%
G. Singh Independent 26,928 8.5%
I. Dass Independent 21,117 6.7%
N. Ram Independent 20,918 6.6%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 196,709 68.4%
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 74,433 25.9%
Gurbachan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 9,413 3.3%
Sohel Singh Independent 7,164 2.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Lok Dal 264,590 68.3%
Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 99,096 25.6%
Des Raj Communist Party of India 14,021 3.6%
Sumer Chand Independent 9,482 2.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Suraj Bhan Janata Party 145,293 35.2%
Som Nath Congress (I) 142,998 34.7%
Ram Prasad Janata Party (Secular) 100,931 24.5%
Ramji Dass Independent 11,520 2.8%
Sumer Chand Independent 7,160 1.7%
Ranjit Singh Independent 2,816 0.7%
Bimla Devi Independent 1,690 0.4%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 283,062 59.5%
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 105,710 22.2%
Desh Raj Communist Party of India 44,475 9.4%
Khem Chand LKD 15,370 3.2%
Amna Kumar Independent 6,311 1.3%
Nar Singh S/O Kalaneri Independent 3,990 0.8%
Nar Singh S/O Net Ram Janata Party 3,709 0.8%
Ram Saran Independent 2,557 0.5%
Ram Lal Independent 2,062 0.4%
Gurnam Independent 1,981 0.4%
Dharam Paul Independent 1,841 0.4%
Dharam Raj Independent 1,142 0.2%
Sumer Chand Independent 1,005 0.2%
Paramjit Independent 805 0.2%
Ranjeet Singh Independent 775 0.2%
Shashi Bhooshan Independent 758 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Parkash Indian National Congress 264,074 46.2%
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 241,425 42.3%
Aman Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 45,389 7.9%
Nar Singh S/O Neta Ram Independent 7,036 1.2%
Nar Singh S/O Kaldori DDP 5,056 0.9%
Mukh Ram Independent 2,280 0.4%
Sumer Chand Yatri LKD (B) 2,088 0.4%
Kartar Chand Independent 2,014 0.4%
Nathi Ram Independent 1,767 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Prakash Indian National Congress 196,406 31.0%
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 124,464 19.7%
Chand Ram Janata Party 112,028 17.7%
Aman Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 111,353 17.6%
Shyam Chand Janata Dal 56,138 8.9%
Shakuntala (W) Independent 11,309 1.8%
Sadhu Ram Independent 10,872 1.7%
Kaka Ram Samplay Independent 4,483 0.7%
Nar Singh DDP 3,516 0.6%
Sumer Chand Yatri RPK 1,325 0.2%
Lal Singh Independent 1,132 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 253,555 31.8%
Sher Singh Indian National Congress 166,408 20.8%
Aman Kumar Nagra Bahujan Samaj Party 164,288 20.6%
Balwant Singh SAP 135,702 17.0%
S.C.Dhosiwal AIIC(T) 11,780 1.5%
Ishwar Dass Independent 9,624 1.2%
Dev Dutt Kashyap Janata Dal 8,836 1.1%
Gurnam Independent 7,998 1.0%
Sheo Ram Independent 6,967 0.9%
Jaswant Rai Independent 6,592 0.8%
Karam Chand Independent 5,858 0.7%
Vinod Kumari Independent 5,127 0.6%
Ram Kumar Independent 2,596 0.3%
Ronak Singh Independent 2,419 0.3%
Bhag Mal Independent 2,334 0.3%
Puran Lal Independent 2,071 0.3%
Anil Kumar Independent 1,828 0.2%
Purshotam Kumar Independent 1,726 0.2%
Rajshree Independent 1,276 0.2%
Lal Singh Independent 1,175 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Aman Kumar Nagra Bahujan Samaj Party 273,792 37.0%
Suraj Bhan Bharatiya Janata Party 270,928 36.6%
Raj Kumar Indian National Congress 174,171 23.5%
Amar Dass Janata Dal 6,258 0.8%
Maya Ram BSP(A) 5,819 0.8%
Man Phool Singh SJP(R) 5,421 0.7%
Sunder Lal Independent 2,414 0.3%
Kehar Singh Independent 1,257 0.2%
Jagdish Lal Independent 486 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 357,460 51.6%
Phool Chand Mullana Indian National Congress 232,982 33.7%
Aman Kumar Nagra Bahujan Samaj Party 83,644 12.1%
Maya Ram BSP(A) 6,630 1.0%
Krishan Chand RPI 5,176 0.7%
Sushil Independent 3,743 0.5%
Ajay Independent 1,578 0.2%
Baljeet Singh Mandebar Janata Dal (Secular) 1,124 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Selja Indian National Congress 415,264 49.0%
Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 180,329 21.3%
Balwant Singh Indian National Lok Dal 130,972 15.4%
Chander Pal Bahujan Samaj Party 57,028 6.7%
Aman Kumar Nagra HVP 22,039 2.6%
Ranbir Singh ES 13,292 1.6%
Sunil Kumar Independent 9,574 1.1%
Raunaq Singh Independent 7,324 0.9%
Jaswinder Singh Independent 3,477 0.4%
Hem Raj LJP 2,262 0.3%
Arvind Kumar Sonkar ABHM 2,224 0.3%
Ram Sarup Independent 2,098 0.2%
Sanjeev Gharu SAP 1,842 0.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Selja Indian National Congress 322,258 37.2%
Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 307,688 35.5%
Chander Pal Bahujan Samaj Party 188,608 21.8%
Dalvir Singh HJCBL 30,689 3.5%
Narinder Kumar Independent 8,967 1.0%
Hem Raj LJP 4,597 0.5%
Amar Singh Independent 3,815 0.4%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 612,121 50.2%
Raj Kumar Balmiki Indian National Congress 272,047 22.3%
Dr. Kusum Sherwal Indian National Lok Dal 129,571 10.6%
Dr. Kapoor Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 102,627 8.4%
Surinder Pal Singh Aam Aadmi Party 63,626 5.2%
Arun Kumar Communist Party of India 11,123 0.9%
None Of The Above Independent 7,816 0.6%
Bhupinder Kumar Independent 3,765 0.3%
Rajender Kumar Bhatauli BSCP 3,432 0.3%
Bhura Ram Independent 3,388 0.3%
Phool Chand Rattuwala Independent 3,095 0.3%
Ramesh Chand Independent 2,715 0.2%
Ishwar Singh Independent 1,446 0.1%
Ram Jawari RKP 1,290 0.1%
Gurnam Singh Independent 933 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rattan Lal Kataria Bharatiya Janata Party 746,508 57.1%
Selja Indian National Congress 404,163 30.9%
Naresh Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 96,296 7.4%
Ram Pal Indian National Lok Dal 19,575 1.5%
Prithvi Raj Aam Aadmi Party 12,302 0.9%
Arun Kumar Communist Party of India 7,563 0.6%
Ranjeet Singh Independent 3,742 0.3%
Beta Mam Chand Rattuwala Independent 3,270 0.2%
Jatinder Singh Independent 2,637 0.2%
Anil Kumar RPI(A) 2,128 0.2%
Rattan Lal Independent 1,894 0.1%
Suraj Kumar BMP 1,842 0.1%
Suraj Bhan Independent 1,576 0.1%
Rajender Kumar Bhatli BSCP 1,162 0.1%
Suraj Bhan Narwal PSP(L) 1,072 0.1%
Varun Kumar Jaglan PPI(D) 949 0.1%
Sandeep Singh AAP(P) 894 0.1%
Puran Chand RLP 719 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 2.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 42.5 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 42.7 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 0.6 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 37.3 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 4.0 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 11.4 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.9 pts 1998: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 0.4 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 18.0 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 27.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 1.7 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 27.9 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 26.2 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Ambala has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bahujan Samaj Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ambala in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Rattan Lal Kataria (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Ambala, Haryana, in 2019 with 746,508 votes (57.1%), a margin of 342,345 votes over Selja.

Which parties have won Ambala since 1967?

Since 1967, Ambala has been won by: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Party.

What was the closest result in Ambala?

The closest result on record for Ambala was 1998, when Bahujan Samaj Party beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 2,864 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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