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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA PAL JAIN
NDA (NDA)
1,19,78742.4%
2
PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL
INC
1,09,42138.7%
3
HARMOHAN DHAWAN
SJP(R)
41,19514.6%
4
AMAR SINGH CHAHAL
4,5521.6%
5
SAJJAN SINGH
IND
2,3740.8%
6
BIMLA
BSP(A)
1,0260.4%
7
SUNIL SAINI
AJBP
9590.3%
8
RAVI PARKASH
LS
6080.2%
9
V.S.T. MALIK
4980.2%
10
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
4550.2%
11
INDER MAL
IND
4460.2%
12
SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH
AD
2830.1%
13
RAM PHAL
IND
2580.1%
14
PARKASH KAUR
IND
2540.1%
15
SURAT CHAND SHARMA
IND
2050.1%
16
SHAMMI WALIA
IND
1810.1%
17
SATYA PAL CHAUHAN
IND
1510.1%
18
DIWAN SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
1020.0%

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
3.7%
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 42.4%INC 38.7%SJP(R) 14.6%OTH 4.4%

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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