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Karnal

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 37.6%BSP 28.2%21 others 34.3%
Votes
3,04,698
37.6% share
Winning margin
76,346
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,11,029
Candidates
23
Seat history

1 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA
UPA (UPA)
3,04,69837.6%
2
MARATHA VIRENDER VERMA
2,28,35228.2%
3
I.D.SWAMI
NDA
1,85,43722.9%
4
DR. RAMESH CHHABRA
HJCBL
49,2266.1%
5
MAM CHAND
Left
13,5871.7%
6
ANOOP SINGH
IND
3,4940.4%
7
MUKESH KUMARI
IND
3,3790.4%
8
BALWAN SINGH RUHAL
IND
3,2480.4%
9
LAL SINGH KASHYAP
IND
2,0710.3%
10
ARYA SUSHIL GARG
IND
2,0310.3%
11
SHIV PARSAD
IND
1,6590.2%
12
RAMESH SINGLA
IND
1,5670.2%
13
KALPANA SINGH
NDA
1,5360.2%
14
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
1,4280.2%
15
DUSHYANT KUMAR
IND
1,3750.2%
16
SUSHIL GURJAR SIRSI
IND
1,2900.2%
17
MANOJ KUMAR KASHYAP
VAJP
1,1170.1%
18
NARENDER SAROHA
IND
1,0800.1%
19
PREM KUMAR
1,0310.1%
20
HAWA SINGH
RASJP
1,0190.1%
21
RAJIV AHUJA
9850.1%
22
RAM PAL
RASAP
9130.1%
23
SANJEEV
IND
5060.1%

Average turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 0.1% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
7th of 10

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 10

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 10

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%BSP 28.2%BJP 22.9%HJCBL 6.1%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,05,324
Density
597 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,520 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Karnal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Sikh 8.4%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation75.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel74.1%
Health insurance24.6%

What's nearby?

27 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Products🏺Food Processing🏺Handloom and Textiles🏺Printing and Packaging
Bab-i-Faiz Gate on the north side of Panipat town.

Bab-i-Faiz Gate on the north side of Panipat town.

🏛️MonumentASI

Bab-i-Faiz Gate on the north side of Panipat town.

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

🏛️MonumentASI

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

Gateway of old Moghul Sarai, Gharaunda (North Gate) (South Gate)

Gateway of old Moghul Sarai, Gharaunda (North Gate) (South Gate)

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of old Moghul Sarai, Gharaunda (North Gate) (South Gate)

Kabuli Bagh Mosque with enclosure wall

Kabuli Bagh Mosque with enclosure wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Kabuli Bagh Mosque with enclosure wall

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Kos Minar (City)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar (City)

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Kos Minar (Namaste Chowk)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar (Namaste Chowk)

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Kos Minar (North)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar (North)

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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