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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DASS DHAMIJA
Congress (I)
14,38235.9%
2
SWAMI AGNIVAISH
Janata
8,17120.4%
3
SOM PRAKASH
BJP
8,03620.1%
4
BHAGWAN DASS
IND
7,14717.9%
5
SHIV PRAKASH
IND
7511.9%
6
AJMER SINGH
IND
3730.9%
7
RAM LAL
IND
3310.8%
8
OM PRAKASH
IND
2460.6%
9
AMRJEET SINGH
IND
1490.4%
10
HARBANS LAL
IND
1450.4%
11
NAR SINGH
IND
1220.3%
12
LAXMAN
IND
970.2%
13
JASWINDER SINGH
IND
930.2%

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
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
28th of 90

Where 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 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Metal Utensils🏺Plywood

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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