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Rajasthan · PC 1 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Ganganagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ENG. SHANKAR PANNU
INC· INC
INC 46.6%BJP 40.7%5 others 12.8%
Votes
3,35,052
46.6% share
Winning margin
42,761
6.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,19,019
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG. SHANKAR PANNU | INC | 3,35,052 | 46.6% |
| 2 | NIHAL CHAND | NDA | 2,92,291 | 40.6% |
| 3 | SHASHI DUTTA | 33,193 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | RAWATARAM | Left | 27,952 | 3.9% |
| 5 | DHARAMPAL KATARIA | 27,596 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | DULICHAND | 2,026 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | SARABATI | IND | 909 | 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
safe6.0%
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
INC 46.6%BJP 40.6%OTH 12.8%
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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