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Haryana · PC 2 · 1996
Kurukshetra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
OM PARKASH JINDAL
HVP· BJP
HVP 36.5%SAP 30.0%24 others 33.6%
Votes
2,92,172
36.5% share
Winning margin
51,777
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
8,01,475
Candidates
26
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM PARKASH JINDAL | HVP BJP | 2,92,172 | 36.5% |
| 2 | KALASHO DEVI | 2,40,395 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | TARA SINGH | INC | 1,42,302 | 17.8% |
| 4 | SINGH RAM | 52,670 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | JAGDEEP SINGH CHEEMA | AIIC(T) | 25,641 | 3.2% |
| 6 | S.M.ASHRI | JSTP | 9,305 | 1.2% |
| 7 | AMIR SINGH | United Front | 7,032 | 0.9% |
| 8 | NARENDER NATH | IND | 4,185 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SARJIT SINGH | IND | 3,388 | 0.4% |
| 10 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 3,282 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAMJI LAL | IND | 3,195 | 0.4% |
| 12 | OM PARKASH | IND | 2,525 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAM DULAR TIWARI | BLP | 1,900 | 0.2% |
| 14 | CHINTAMAN | IND | 1,838 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAJENDER | IND | 1,614 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAM CHARAN | IND | 1,449 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KISHORI LAL | IND | 1,444 | 0.2% |
| 18 | KRISHAN DUTT | IND | 1,243 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SHAMSHER SINGH | BKD(J) | 882 | 0.1% |
| 20 | HARI KISHAN | IND | 806 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAM PAL | IND | 783 | 0.1% |
| 22 | YASH AGGARWAL | IND | 759 | 0.1% |
| 23 | DHARAM PAL | IND | 722 | 0.1% |
| 24 | KULDEEP KUMAR | IND | 713 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RATAN SINGH | IND | 691 | 0.1% |
| 26 | YOGENDER SINGH | IND | 539 | 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
safe6.5%
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?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HVP 36.5%SAP 30.0%INC 17.8%BSP 6.6%OTH 9.2%
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?
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Ancient Brick Temple including Prachin Shivalaya
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