Kalayat is assembly constituency number 16 in Haryana, in Kaithal district, and one of the segments of the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Vikas Saharan of the Indian National Congress won with 30.0% of the vote, 13,419 votes ahead of Kamlesh Dhanda (BJP).
- 01Vikas SaharanINC48,14230.01%
- 02Kamlesh DhandaBJP34,72321.65%
- 03Anita Dhull BadsikriIndependent25,30215.77%
- 04Rampal MajraINLD18,85011.75%
- 05Vinod NirmalIndependent14,5089.04%
- 9 other candidates · 18,495 votesNOTA · 393 (0.24%)
Margin 13,419 votes · 8.37% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,60,413 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikas SaharanMale · 35 yrs | INC | 48,142 | 30.01% |
| 2 | Kamlesh DhandaFemale · 57 yrs | BJP | 34,723 | 21.65% |
| 3 | Anita Dhull BadsikriFemale · 53 yrs | Independent | 25,302 | 15.77% |
| 4 | Rampal MajraMale · 69 yrs | INLD | 18,850 | 11.75% |
| 5 | Vinod NirmalMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 14,508 | 9.04% |
| 6 | Satvinder Singh RanaMale · 68 yrs | Independent | 5,859 | 3.65% |
| 7 | Anurag DhandaMale · 42 yrs | AAP | 5,482 | 3.42% |
| 8 | Ashish RasilaMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 3,691 | 2.30% |
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| 9 | Pritam KolekhanMale · 58 yrs · SC | JNJP | 2,154 | 1.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 393 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Sandeep Kotra AdvocateMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 312 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Rajesh KumarMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 309 | 0.19% |
| 12 | Salinder KumarMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 271 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Jitender Singh Urf DholaMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 217 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Rajender KumarMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 200 | 0.12% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2019, INC in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kalayat result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamlesh Dhanda | BJP | 53,805 | 35.19% |
| 2 | Jai Parkash | INC | 44,831 | 29.32% |
| 3 | Satvinder Singh | JNJP | 37,425 | 24.48% |
| 4 | Jogi Ram | BSP | 7,113 | 4.65% |
| 5 | Rakesh Singh | LTSP | 2,448 | 1.60% |
| 6 | Seema | AAP | 1,453 | 0.95% |
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| 7 | Om Parkash | INLD | 1,149 | 0.75% |
| 8 | Satywan | CPI(M) | 855 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Bhumi Dev | SHPP | 807 | 0.53% |
| 10 | Ram Niwas | Independent | 660 | 0.43% |
| 11 | Promila Sharan | SWARAJ | 564 | 0.37% |
| 12 | Praveen Kumar | Independent | 512 | 0.33% |
| 13 | Lokesh Sharma | NNMP | 477 | 0.31% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 331 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Satnarain | RasLP | 259 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Krishan | Independent | 207 | 0.14% |
Kalayat result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhai Jai Parkash (J.P.) | Independent | 51,106 | 33.44% |
| 2 | Ram Pal Majra | INLD | 42,716 | 27.95% |
| 3 | Dharam Pal | BJP | 26,028 | 17.03% |
| 4 | Ranvir Singh Mann | INC | 22,971 | 15.03% |
| 5 | Jogi Ram | BSP | 4,232 | 2.77% |
| 6 | Balvir | Independent | 998 | 0.65% |
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| 7 | Bhupender Singh | HJCPV | 547 | 0.36% |
| 8 | Naresh Kumar | Independent | 529 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Jai Prakash | Independent | 497 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Satpal | HALP | 478 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Baljit | Independent | 395 | 0.26% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 393 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Surender | Independent | 355 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Satish | Independent | 337 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Kulvinder Kaur | SMBHP | 295 | 0.19% |
| 15 | Ranbir Singh | Independent | 264 | 0.17% |
| 16 | Mahipal | SP | 204 | 0.13% |
| 17 | Dinesh Kumar | Independent | 201 | 0.13% |
| 18 | Ranvir | Independent | 168 | 0.11% |
| 19 | Karamvir | Independent | 112 | 0.07% |
Kalayat result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rampal Majra | INLD | 55,614 | 43.18% |
| 2 | Tejender Pal Singh | INC | 46,214 | 35.88% |
| 3 | Ramesh | BSP | 11,974 | 9.30% |
| 4 | Vinod | HJCBL | 9,021 | 7.00% |
| 5 | Nar Singh Dhanda | BJP | 1,966 | 1.53% |
| 6 | Sube Singh | Independent | 1,377 | 1.07% |
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| 7 | Tarsem | Independent | 959 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Randhir | Independent | 369 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Baldev Raj | BSP(K) | 358 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Ram Kumar | Independent | 340 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Ram Singh | Independent | 308 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Anu | Independent | 297 | 0.23% |
Kalayat outlined in orange among the other Haryana seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Kaithal district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kalayat is one of the assembly segments of Kurukshetra. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kurukshetra candidates.
- Dr Sushil GuptaAAP64,059 45.2%
- Naveen JindalBJP49,622 35.0%
- Abhay Singh ChautalaINLD17,274 12.2%
- Deepak MehraBSP4,468 3.2%
- Jai Kumar Saini HamidpurIndependent1,123 0.8%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AAAP led here by 14,437 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kalayat.
Who won the Kalayat assembly seat in 2024?
Vikas Saharan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kalayat in the 2024 Haryana assembly election with 48,142 votes, which was 30.01% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kalayat?
The margin was 13,419 votes (8.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kamlesh Dhanda of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 34,723 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kalayat in 2024?
Turnout was 74.63%: 1,60,551 of 2,15,129 registered electors voted, across 209 polling stations. That is 1.2 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kalayat part of?
Kalayat is an assembly segment of the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Sushil Gupta got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kalayat a reserved constituency?
No. Kalayat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kalayat?
The Haryana assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Haryana assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Kaithal population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KaithalEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Haryana state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Haryana Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Haryana districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, HaryanaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in HaryanaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in HaryanaMunicipal corporations, councils, wards