Samalkha is a town and Sub district of Panipat district that has its own tehsil as well as a municipal committee located in Indian state of Haryana. It is situated on GT road, 19 km south of Panipat, the district headquarter and 72 kilometres (45 mi) from the national capital Delhi. It is center of politics in Haryana after Sohna in gurugram and Faridabad.