Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1982

In 1982, the Indian national Congress, despite being in minority, was invited by the then Haryana Governor, G.D. Tapase to form the government. As a result, Bhajan Lal was sworn in as Chief Minister on May 23, 1982. He held the office till June 4, 1986. Bhajan Lal retained the Chief Minister’s office for 12 years in three tenures. His first two terms were from 1979-82 and 1982-85. He became the CM again in 1991 and remained in the office till 1996.

He had been a central point in the state’s politics, representing the non-Jats of Haryana. Following are some of his contributions towards the state:
He introduced the Sutlej-Yamuna link (SYL) water share agreement in order to resolve the water crisis in southern Haryana. He encouraged establishment of Maruti Udyog Limited (India's largest automobile manufacturer), Hero MotoCorp (the world's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers) and the Escorts group (tractor manufacturers) industries in Haryana.The Gurgaon-Manesar blueprint was also his idea.

Asia's biggest agricultural university, the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, is located in Hissar. Bhajan Lal believed that education is the greatest asset to a child. He strove to provide free education for girls through the Apni Beti Apna Dhan scheme.

List of Successful Candidates in Haryana Assembly Election in 1982

List of Participating Political Parties in Haryana Assembly Election in 1982