Gurgaon Assembly Election Result 1982

Haryana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1982

Dharam Bir of Indian National Congress won the Gurgaon Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Haryana in the 1982 state assembly election, securing 24,809 votes (42.80% vote share). The runner-up was Sita Ram Singla (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 16,610 votes.

A total of 21 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: Gurgaon
  • Constituency Number: 77
  • District: Gurgaon
  • Total Contestants: 21
  • Election Year: 1982
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Dharam Bir 24809 42.80% Indian National Congress
2 Sita Ram Singla 16610 28.60% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Partap Singh Thakran 9649 16.60% Independent
4 Gajraj Singh 3941 6.80% Independent
5 K. D. Rishi 1126 1.90% Communist Party Of India
6 Phool Chand Suman 438 0.80% Janta Party
7 Sita Ram Sharma 388 0.70% Independent
8 Prithvi Pal Singh 142 0.20% Independent
9 Lal Chand 138 0.20% Independent
10 Jitender Kumar 133 0.20% Independent
11 Prabhu Dayal Parwasi 119 0.20% Independent
12 Sham Lal Kalra 82 0.10% Independent
13 Sahib Ram 72 0.10% Independent
14 Dharam Vir Singh 71 0.10% Independent
15 Raju Adlakha 49 0.10% Independent
16 Ishwar Dass 47 0.10% Independent
17 Ganpat Ram 46 0.10% Independent
18 Chander Parkash Gupta 38 0.10% Independent
19 Raghubir Singh 34 0.10% Independent
20 Jagdish Mitter 30 0.10% Independent
21 Raj Kumar 24 0.00% Independent

About Gurgaon Assembly Constituency

The Gurgaon constituency is part of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1982 Assembly election, 21 candidates contested for this seat. Dharam Bir (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 24,809 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

21 candidates contested from Gurgaon assembly constituency in the 1982 Vidhan Sabha election.

Gurgaon is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Haryana.

Dharam Bir (Indian National Congress) won the Gurgaon assembly seat in the 1982 Vidhan Sabha election.