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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1972
Shahabad
Winner — 1972
AMIR CHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.4%CPI 37.1%3 others 24.5%
Votes
14,735
38.4% share
Winning margin
511
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.8%
of 51,287
Shahabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 511 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIR CHAND | Congress (R) | 14,735 | 38.4% |
| 2 | HARNAM SINGH | Left | 14,224 | 37.1% |
| 3 | SANTOKH SINGH | Grand Alliance | 8,263 | 21.6% |
| 4 | DALEEP SINGH | IND | 655 | 1.7% |
| 5 | JAGJIT SINGH | 474 | 1.2% |
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 (26th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.9% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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26th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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41st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%CPI 37.1%BJS 21.6%OTH 3.0%
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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