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Haryana · PC 2 · 1998
Kurukshetra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
KAILASHO DEVI
HLD(R)· HLD(R)-BSP Alliance (Haryana, 1998)
HLD(R) 43.6%INC 25.1%9 others 31.4%
Votes
3,33,387
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,41,520
18.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,65,234
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAILASHO DEVI | HLD(R) HLD(R)-BSP Alliance (Haryana, 1998) | 3,33,387 | 43.6% |
| 2 | KULDIP SHARMA | INC | 1,91,867 | 25.1% |
| 3 | JATINDER SINGH KAKA | HVP NDA | 1,81,791 | 23.8% |
| 4 | SHYAM SINGH RANA | SJP(R) | 42,105 | 5.5% |
| 5 | HAWA SINGH | AIIC(S) | 6,559 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BALBIR | IND | 2,368 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MAHINDER SINGH | 2,285 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | BALI RAM | IND | 2,274 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AMAR SHARMA | 1,264 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | GURNAM SINGH | IND | 705 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 629 | 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
safe18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 59.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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3rd of 10How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 10How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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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
HLD(R) 43.6%INC 25.1%HVP 23.8%SJP(R) 5.5%OTH 2.1%
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?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri - Implements🏺Food Processing (Rice Mill & Dairy Products )🏺Metal Products🏺Metal Utensils🏺Plywood🏺Tourism (Mahabharata)
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Ancient Brick Temple including Prachin Shivalaya
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Ancient Brick Temple including Prachin Shivalaya
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.