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Haryana · PC 3 · 1980
Karnal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
CHIRANJI LAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 35.2%JNP 30.1%22 others 34.7%
Votes
1,51,786
35.3% share
Winning margin
22,328
5.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,30,635
Candidates
24
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIRANJI LAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,51,786 | 35.3% |
| 2 | SUSHMA SWARAJ | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,29,458 | 30.1% |
| 3 | RAGHBIR SINGH | JNP(S) | 1,17,861 | 27.4% |
| 4 | JAI SINGH | IND | 9,349 | 2.2% |
| 5 | KALAWATI | IND | 2,619 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DHARAM PAL S/O SURJAN | IND | 2,420 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAM SINGH | IND | 2,011 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SURENDER URF SURENDER KUMAR | IND | 1,693 | 0.4% |
| 9 | NIHAL CHAND | RRP | 1,480 | 0.3% |
| 10 | HUKUM SINGH | RPK | 1,424 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAM DIYA | IND | 1,221 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SUSHEEL KUMAR | IND | 1,212 | 0.3% |
| 13 | AMOLAK RAJ | IND | 1,180 | 0.3% |
| 14 | LAXMI CHAND CHECHI | 1,041 | 0.2% | |
| 15 | SURAJ BHAN | IND | 889 | 0.2% |
| 16 | JASBIR SINGH | IND | 747 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KHARAITI LAL | IND | 717 | 0.2% |
| 18 | RAJ ROOP | IND | 692 | 0.2% |
| 19 | AMI LAL | IND | 611 | 0.1% |
| 20 | KASHMIR SINGH | IND | 544 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MANPHOOLA URF MANPHOOL SINGH | IND | 526 | 0.1% |
| 22 | DHARMA PAL S/O TEKA RAM | IND | 420 | 0.1% |
| 23 | GIAN CHAND | IND | 404 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BALA RAM URF BALAK RAM | IND | 330 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.5% · max 66.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
1st of 10How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 10How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
5th of 10How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 35.3%JNP 30.1%JNP(S) 27.4%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,95,189
Density
303 / km²
Sex ratio
898 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,277 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Sirsa, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.6%Sikh 26.2%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.1%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation89.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel38.8%
Health insurance26.6%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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