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Chandigarh · PC 1 · 1989

Chandigarh

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

HARMOHAN DHAWAN
JD· National Front
JD 42.1%INC 40.2%25 others 17.7%
Votes
91,212
42.0% share
Winning margin
3,974
1.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,16,903
Candidates
27
Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARMOHAN DHAWAN
National Front
91,21242.0%
2
JAGAN NATH KAUSHAL
INC
87,23840.2%
3
DHARAM VIR SEHGAL
BJP
26,58612.3%
4
UAJAGAR SINGH SANDHU
2,9051.3%
5
CHANDER GUPTA KAPURIA
IND
1,6610.8%
6
KAMAL KANT GARHWALI
IND
1,6470.8%
7
AFTAB RAI MAINI
JNP(JP)
1,3360.6%
8
GURNAM SINGH
IND
1,2270.6%
9
KASHWA NAND
IND
8820.4%
10
SHYAM LAL
3000.1%
11
SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH
IND
3000.1%
12
JAGAT RAM
IND
2570.1%
13
RAM CHAND
IND
1650.1%
14
BHUPINDER SINGH
1330.1%
15
GURBACHAN SINGH ANAND
LKD(B)
1320.1%
16
JOGINDER SINGH
IND
1240.1%
17
SURJIT SINGH SODHI S/O VERYAM SINGH
IND
1170.1%
18
CHARAN JEET SINGH
IND
960.0%
19
GIANI RAM SINGH
IND
930.0%
20
INDERJIT GUPTA
IND
850.0%
21
AJMER SINGH
IND
810.0%
22
SANJEEV CHUNNI
IND
790.0%
23
VISHWAMITTER MAHAJAN
IND
640.0%
24
VIDYA BHUSHAN SOOD
IND
490.0%
25
VED PRAKASH ANAND
IND
490.0%
26
SURJIT SINGH S/O BISHAN SINGH
IND
440.0%
27
DEVI DAYAL
IND
410.0%

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, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
1st of 1

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 1

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.0%INC 40.2%BJP 12.3%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,55,450
Density
9258 / km²
Sex ratio
818 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
114 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Sikh 13.1%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.7%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate78.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Clean cooking fuel95.8%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tourism

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