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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1972

Ambala

Winner — 1972

LAKHWATI JAIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.7%BJS 48.4%1 others 0.9%
Votes
16,932
50.7% share
Winning margin
762
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.0%
of 49,123

A closely fought contest. LAKHWATI JAIN won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHWATI JAIN
Congress (R)
16,93250.7%
2
LAXMI NARAIN
Grand Alliance
16,17048.4%
3
RAJA RAM
IND
3160.9%

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
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 53.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
58th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%BJS 48.4%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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