Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996 were held in

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n state of

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to elect 90 members of the state's legislative assembly. The 90

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were elected by

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system from 90 constituencies.Elections 1996: Haryana stalwarts fight political and personal battle
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Parties and alliances

Results

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, , 25 , , 11 , , 6,72,558 , , 8.9% , - , , align="left",

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, , 90 , , 9 , , 15,76,882 , , 20.8% , - , , align="left",

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, , 62 , , 3 , , 2,42,638 , , 3.2% , -

Elected members

Bye Elections

References

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1996 in Indian politics