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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1968
Ambala
Winner — 1968
LEKHWATI JAIN
INC· INC
INC 55.6%BJS 36.2%6 others 8.2%
Votes
14,552
55.6% share
Winning margin
5,070
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.0%
of 48,449
Ambala is a safe seat — LEKHWATI JAIN won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEKHWATI JAIN | INC | 14,552 | 55.6% |
| 2 | FAQUIR CHAND | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 9,482 | 36.2% |
| 3 | RAGHUBIR SARAN | 1,546 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | ROSHAN LAL | IND | 233 | 0.9% |
| 5 | GIAN CHAND | 176 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | SARDARA SINGH MITHA | IND | 66 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MANGAL SINGH MARWAH | IND | 65 | 0.3% |
| 8 | DARSHAN SINGH | IND | 62 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
58th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.6%BJS 36.2%BKD 5.9%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,14,205
Density
687 / km²
Sex ratio
878 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,768 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.1%Muslim 11.4%Sikh 7.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.5%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation65.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.7%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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