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Chandigarh · PC 1 · 1996

Chandigarh

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SATYA PAL JAIN
BJP· BJP
BJP 39.0%INC 29.8%46 others 31.2%
Votes
1,01,137
39.0% share
Winning margin
23,969
9.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,59,007
Candidates
48
Seat history
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All Candidates

48 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA PAL JAIN
BJP
BJP
1,01,13739.0%
2
PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL
INC
INC
77,16829.8%
3
HARMOHAN DHAWAN
SAP
45,56917.6%
4
MATA RAM DHIMAN
BSP
10,6124.1%
5
CHAMAN LAL
CPM
United Front
6,0302.3%
6
SUBHASH TAMOLI
BSP(A)
4,1281.6%
7
RAVI PARKASH
JD
United Front
2,4050.9%
8
RAJINDER
SMP
8820.3%
9
AJAY JAGGA
JP
8340.3%
10
R R K TIWARI
PHK
7350.3%
11
GANGA RAM
IND
7270.3%
12
MAHINDER KUMAR
ICS
6540.3%
13
M SADIQ
IND
5330.2%
14
VINOD KUMAR
IND
5280.2%
15
VISHWAVIR SHARMA
AIIC(T)
5130.2%
16
HARCHARAN SINGH
IND
4920.2%
17
LACHHMAN SINGH
IND
4840.2%
18
DEEPAK MALHOTRA
IND
4480.2%
19
RAM HARI
IND
3250.1%
20
GURCHARAN SINGH
IND
3110.1%
21
DEEPAK
IND
2770.1%
22
CHANDER GUPT KAPURIA
IND
2530.1%
23
MALAK CHAND
IND
2440.1%
24
SATPAL
IND
2330.1%
25
RAJESH SINGH
IND
2260.1%
26
VIDYA BHUSHAN
IND
2120.1%
27
MADAN LAL VEDI
IND
2100.1%
28
SURAT CHAND SHARMA
IND
2000.1%
29
SUDHIR KUMAR
SHS
1950.1%
30
SANJAY AGGARWAL
IND
1920.1%
31
RAM PHAL
IND
1890.1%
32
SAT PAUL GUPTA
IND
1870.1%
33
NARESH JAGGI
IND
1840.1%
34
JAGMOHAN SINGH JOHAL
IND
1750.1%
35
OM PARKASH CHAWLA
IND
1720.1%
36
RAM BALI
IND
1500.1%
37
JAGTAR SINGH
IND
1310.1%
38
DIDAR SINGH KALSIA
IND
1300.1%
39
S P CHAUHAN
IND
1290.1%
40
JASPAL SINGH
IND
1270.1%
41
SANJEEV SHARMA
IND
1070.0%
42
KAMAL KUMAR
IND
1010.0%
43
VIRENDER BAJAJ
IND
940.0%
44
SURINDER PAL
IND
860.0%
45
SUBHASH CHANDER KATYAL
IND
800.0%
46
INDERJIT GUPTA
IND
710.0%
47
TILAK RAJ
IND
710.0%
48
HARISH BAWRA
IND
660.0%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
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
BJP 39.0%INC 29.8%SAP 17.6%OTH 13.6%

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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