Ambala Cantt is among 90 constituencies to go for polling for Haryana Legislative Assembly on October 21. Ambala Cantt falls under the Ambala Lok Sabha constituency and is a part of Ambala district. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Anil Vij is the current MLA of Ambala Cantt.
In the 2014 Haryana Vidhan Sabha (Haryana Legislative Assembly) Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Anil Vij defeated Congress candidate Nirmal Singh by a margin of more than 15 thousand votes. Vij was polled 66605, while Singh received 51143 votes.
Demographics of Ambala Cantt
Ambala Cantt is a Tehsil located in Ambala district of Haryana. It is one of 4 Tehsils of Ambala district. There are 170 villages and 2 towns in Ambala Cantt Tehsil.
As per the 2011 census, Ambala Cantt has a population of 74,784 out of which 61% is constituted by males and 39% by females. It has an average literacy rate of 82.9%.
Ambala Cantt Vidhan Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 04
Total electors: 1,92,539
Female electors: 89,841
Male electors: 1,02,694
Third gender electors: 4
Sitting MP, party: Anil Vij, BJP
The winning margin in 2014: 15462
Runner up name, party: Nirmal Singh, Congress
Key candidates in Ambala Cantt for 2019 Vidhan Sabha elections
| INC | BJP |
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)
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| – | Anil Viz | S. Onkar Singh |
Sitting and Previous MLAs of Ambala Cantt Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency and margin of victories
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | Margin |
| 2014 | Anil Vij | BJP | 66605 | Ch. Nirmal Singh | INC | 51143 | 15462 |
| 2011 | Renuka Bishnoi | HJCBL | 50276 | Kulvir Singh Beniwal | INC | 27607 | 22669 |
| 2009 | Kuldeep Bishnoi | HJCBL | 48224 | Jai Prakash | INC | 42209 | 6015 |
| 2008 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 56841 | Ranjit Singh | INC | 30653 | 26188 |
| 2005 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 86963 | Rajesh | INLD | 15882 | 71081 |
| 2000 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 63174 | Ganeshi Lal | BJP | 17117 | 46057 |
| 1996 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 54140 | Surender Singh | HVP | 34133 | 20007 |
| 1991 | Bhajan Singh | INC | 48117 | Hari Singh | JP | 16521 | 31596 |
| 1987 | Jasma Devi | INC | 41152 | Dharam Pal Singh | LKD | 31880 | 9272 |
| 1982 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 42227 | Nar Singh Bishnoi | LKD | 17515 | 24712 |
| 1977 | Bhajan Lal | JNP | 33193 | Mohar Singh | IND | 12390 | 20803 |
| 1972 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 28928 | Devi Lal | IND | 17967 | 10961 |
| 1968 | Bhajan Lal | INC | 23723 | Balraj Singh | IND | 13679 | 10044 |
| 1967 | H. Singh | INC | 16955 | R. Singh | IND | 16704 | 251 |
Important dates
| Notification to be issued on | September 27 |
| Last date for filing nomination | October 4 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | October 5 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | October 7 |
| Date of polling | October 21 |
| Date of Result | October 24 |
In the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections, held on 15 October 2014, the saffron party won the majority in the Assembly and Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen to head the new government.
