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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1972

Karnal

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Winner — 1972

RAM LAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 44.3%INC 42.2%6 others 13.5%
Votes
17,719
44.3% share
Winning margin
862
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.7%
of 58,165

A closely fought contest. RAM LAL won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAL
BJS
Grand Alliance
17,71944.3%
2
SHANTI DEVI
INC
Congress (R)
16,85742.2%
3
BALWAN SINGH
IND
1,6024.0%
4
PIARA LAL
IND
1,2433.1%
5
KALI RAM
IND
1,2033.0%
6
KALLU
IND
6161.5%
7
RADHE SHAYAM
IND
5421.4%
8
KASHMIRA SINGH
IND
1800.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.0% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 44.3%INC 42.2%OTH 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,74,304
Density
464 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,317 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.7%Sikh 8.2%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity93.6%
Sanitation63.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel55.9%
Health insurance29.1%

What's nearby?

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