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Haryana · PC 3 · 1998
Karnal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
BHAJAN LAL
INC· INC
INC 41.1%BJP 34.6%12 others 24.3%
Votes
3,27,750
41.1% share
Winning margin
52,061
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,96,738
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAJAN LAL | INC | 3,27,750 | 41.1% |
| 2 | I.D. SWAMI | NDA | 2,75,689 | 34.6% |
| 3 | UMED SINGH KASHYAP | HLD(R) | 1,56,565 | 19.6% |
| 4 | CHASAM PAL SINGH NAIN | 15,900 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | RAJENDER SINGH VERMA | SJP(R) | 9,837 | 1.2% |
| 6 | BIJENDER | IND | 4,114 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ISHWAR CHAND AGGARWAL | 2,827 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | NARESH | IND | 1,016 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MITTAR PAL | AJBP | 996 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MOHAN RAO SAHEB | IND | 644 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MANPHOOL SINGH | IND | 484 | 0.1% |
| 12 | LAJ PAT RAI | IND | 423 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHHAKAN LAL | IND | 264 | 0.0% |
| 14 | SOM PARKASH KASHYAP | IND | 229 | 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, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.5% · max 66.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
1st of 10How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 10How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
5th of 10How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%BJP 34.6%HLD(R) 19.6%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,95,189
Density
303 / km²
Sex ratio
898 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,277 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Sirsa, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.6%Sikh 26.2%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.1%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation89.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel38.8%
Health insurance26.6%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Cotton & Agri-based products🏺Cotton Products (Balls, Swabs)🏺Engineering Goods🏺Poultry Feed🏺Sheet Fabrication (Pre Fab Structures)
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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.