Ambala City Assembly Election Result 1987

Haryana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1987

Shiv Parsad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Ambala City Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Haryana in the 1987 state assembly election, securing 25,073 votes (45.70% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Yash (Indian National Congress) with 19,632 votes.

A total of 22 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Haryana
  • Constituency: Ambala City
  • Constituency Number: 5
  • District: Ambala
  • Total Contestants: 22
  • Election Year: 1987
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Shiv Parsad 25073 45.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Ram Yash 19632 35.80% Indian National Congress
3 Ajit Singh 3181 5.80% Independent
4 Amarjit Singh 1556 2.80% Janta Party
5 Jaswant Rai 976 1.80% Independent
6 Munshi Ram 969 1.80% Independent
7 Raj Sukhnandan 807 1.50% Independent
8 Harish Kumar 497 0.90% Lok Dal (AJIT SINGH)
9 Sita Ram 446 0.80% Independent
10 Rattan Singh 263 0.50% Independent
11 Madan Lal 217 0.40% Independent
12 Om Parkash 175 0.30% Independent
13 Yashpal Singh 162 0.30% Independent
14 Goverdhan Dass 159 0.30% Independent
15 Ashok Kumar 146 0.30% Independent
16 Mohan Singh 125 0.20% Independent
17 Raj Kumar 120 0.20% Independent
18 Tek Chand 115 0.20% Independent
19 Shyam Sunder 113 0.20% Independent
20 Ravi Kani 99 0.20% Independent
21 Baryam Singh 43 0.10% Independent
22 Ajay Kumar 22 0.00% Independent

About Ambala City Assembly Constituency

The Ambala City constituency is part of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1987 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Shiv Parsad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 25,073 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

22 candidates contested from Ambala City assembly constituency in the 1987 Vidhan Sabha election.

Ambala City is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Haryana.

Shiv Parsad (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Ambala City assembly seat in the 1987 Vidhan Sabha election.