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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1982

Shahabad

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Winner — 1982

TARA SINGH
INC· Congress (I)
INC 36.1%BJP 35.7%10 others 28.2%
Votes
19,507
36.1% share
Winning margin
231
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.6%
of 71,527

Shahabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 231 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARA SINGH
INC
Congress (I)
19,50736.1%
2
RAGHUBIR CHAND
BJP
BJP
19,27635.7%
3
HARNAM SINGH
CPI
Left
5,82710.8%
4
CHHAVI PARKASH
JNP
Janata
4,3648.1%
5
VIR SINGH
IND
3,9047.2%
6
KURDIA
IND
3440.6%
7
BALBIR SINGH
IND
2580.5%
8
SANTU
IND
1920.4%
9
RAM MURTI
IND
1560.3%
10
RAM CHARAN
IND
1090.2%
11
ZILA SINGH
IND
640.1%
12
GUR DARSHAN SINGH
IND
500.1%

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 (36th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
36th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
65th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%BJP 35.7%CPI 10.8%JNP 8.1%IND 7.2%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Products🏺Food Processing🏺Printing and Packaging
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Immaculate Heart Church,

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