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Haryana · PC 2 · 1977
Kurukshetra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
RAGHBIR SINGH
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 76.9%INC 17.0%6 others 6.1%
Votes
3,22,164
76.9% share
Winning margin
2,50,842
59.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,18,857
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHBIR SINGH | Janata Party | 3,22,164 | 76.9% |
| 2 | DEVDUTT PURI | INC | 71,322 | 17.0% |
| 3 | HARNAM SINGH | Left | 11,268 | 2.7% |
| 4 | BHIM | IND | 4,875 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SARDARILAL | IND | 3,240 | 0.8% |
| 6 | NANNUMAL | IND | 2,822 | 0.7% |
| 7 | K. K. TOOFAN | IND | 2,656 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KARTAR SINGH | IND | 510 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 59.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
3rd of 10How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 10How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 10How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 76.9%INC 17.0%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,64,655
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,530 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Kurukshetra, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Sikh 14.6%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.8%
Sanitation76.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated69.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.1%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.6%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Ancient Brick Temple including Prachin Shivalaya
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Ancient Brick Temple including Prachin Shivalaya
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.