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Rajasthan · PC 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ganganagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
NIHAL CHAND
BJP· BJP
BJP 45.6%INC 34.7%18 others 19.7%
Votes
2,33,112
45.6% share
Winning margin
55,634
10.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,11,038
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIHAL CHAND | BJP | 2,33,112 | 45.6% |
| 2 | BIRBAL RAM | INC | 1,77,478 | 34.7% |
| 3 | DULA RAM | United Front | 38,991 | 7.6% |
| 4 | DHARAM PAL KATARIA | 27,341 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | MALKIT SINGH | IND | 5,336 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PRAKASH KAUR BAWRI | IND | 4,103 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PANNA LAL | IND | 3,753 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PRITHVI RAM | IND | 3,157 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DHARAM PAL | IND | 2,962 | 0.6% |
| 10 | BHAGI | IND | 2,867 | 0.6% |
| 11 | NANU RAM | IND | 2,520 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BUTA SINGH | IND | 1,804 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GOPAL LAL PACHERWAL | 1,659 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | RAJENDRA PAL | IND | 1,629 | 0.3% |
| 15 | DULI CHAND | IND | 1,451 | 0.3% |
| 16 | JAGDISH MORYA | IND | 776 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VIRENDRA KUMAR RAWAL | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAM KUMAR | IND | 554 | 0.1% |
| 19 | DHANNA RAM | IND | 421 | 0.1% |
| 20 | CHET RAM | IND | 401 | 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 (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
6th of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
11th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%INC 34.7%JD 7.6%BSP 5.3%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,69,168
Density
179 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,978 km²
SC population36.6%
ST population0.7%
Figures are for Ganganagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.0%Sikh 24.1%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.4%
Electricity75.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.6%
Clean cooking fuel45.5%
Health insurance85.3%
What's nearby?
31 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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