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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1982
Ambala Cantonment
Winner — 1982
RAM DASS DHAMIJA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 35.9%JNP 20.4%11 others 43.7%
Votes
14,382
35.9% share
Winning margin
6,211
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.6%
of 55,145
Ambala Cantonment is a safe seat — RAM DASS DHAMIJA won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DASS DHAMIJA | Congress (I) | 14,382 | 35.9% |
| 2 | SWAMI AGNIVAISH | Janata | 8,171 | 20.4% |
| 3 | SOM PRAKASH | BJP | 8,036 | 20.1% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DASS | IND | 7,147 | 17.9% |
| 5 | SHIV PRAKASH | IND | 751 | 1.9% |
| 6 | AJMER SINGH | IND | 373 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAM LAL | IND | 331 | 0.8% |
| 8 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 246 | 0.6% |
| 9 | AMRJEET SINGH | IND | 149 | 0.4% |
| 10 | HARBANS LAL | IND | 145 | 0.4% |
| 11 | NAR SINGH | IND | 122 | 0.3% |
| 12 | LAXMAN | IND | 97 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JASWINDER SINGH | IND | 93 | 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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
28th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.9%JNP 20.4%BJP 20.1%IND 17.9%OTH 5.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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