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Chandigarh · PC 1 · 1998
Chandigarh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SATYA PAL JAIN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.4%INC 38.7%16 others 18.9%
Votes
1,19,787
42.4% share
Winning margin
10,366
3.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,82,755
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA PAL JAIN | NDA (NDA) | 1,19,787 | 42.4% |
| 2 | PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL | INC | 1,09,421 | 38.7% |
| 3 | HARMOHAN DHAWAN | SJP(R) | 41,195 | 14.6% |
| 4 | AMAR SINGH CHAHAL | 4,552 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | SAJJAN SINGH | IND | 2,374 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BIMLA | BSP(A) | 1,026 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUNIL SAINI | AJBP | 959 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAVI PARKASH | LS | 608 | 0.2% |
| 9 | V.S.T. MALIK | 498 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 455 | 0.2% |
| 11 | INDER MAL | IND | 446 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH | AD | 283 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM PHAL | IND | 258 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PARKASH KAUR | IND | 254 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SURAT CHAND SHARMA | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHAMMI WALIA | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SATYA PAL CHAUHAN | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DIWAN SINGH CHAUHAN | IND | 102 | 0.0% |
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
safe3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.6% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.4%INC 38.7%SJP(R) 14.6%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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