1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held in May 1982. No party gained a majority of seats.

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
May 1982
All 90 seats to the Haryana Legislative Assembly
45 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bhajan Lal Devi Lal
Party INC LKD
Seats won 36 31
Percentage 37.58% 23.87%
Chief Minister before election

Bhajan Lal
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Bhajan Lal
INC

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Indian National Congress1,845,29737.5836
Lok Dal1,172,14923.8731
Bharatiya Janata Party376,6047.676
Janata Party157,2243.291
Communist Party of India36,6420.750
Communist Party of India (Marxist)18,6160.380
Indian National Congress (Socialist)3980.010
Independents1,303,41426.5416
Invalid/blank votes87,091––
Total4,997,43510090
Registered voters/turnout7,152,28169.87–
Source: Electoral Commission of India

Controversy

In 1982 election, the INC emerged as a single largest party with 36 seats but INLD and BJP has pre poll alliance and got 37 seats in total. As no party has clear cut majority, it resulted in a hung assembly and was left to governor's discretion to whom to call upon to form government.

G.D. Tapase (Governor of Haryana) first called on Devi Lal on 22 May 1982 (leader of INLD or LKD + BJP alliance) to prove his majority by morning of 24 May. But in mean time, Bhajan Lal fresh from his re election as leader of the INC+Individuals(36+16=52) met the governor and was sworn in as Chief Minister.

But in election of 1987, haryana people gave a clear cut majority to LKD or INLD and BJP alliance with overwhelming majority of 76(60+16) out of 90 assembly seats whereas INC suffers a humiliating defeat and won just 5 out of 90 seats as compared 36 seats in last assemble election.

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References
  1. Arora, R.K.; Goyal, R. (1995). Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues. Wishwa Prakashan. ISBN 9788173280689. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. Gupta, U.N. Indian Parliamentary Democracy. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 224. ISBN 9788126901937. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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