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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1987

Ambala Cantonment

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Winner — 1987

SUSHMA SWARAJ (W)
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.6%INC 31.4%10 others 20.1%
Votes
22,473
48.6% share
Winning margin
7,972
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.4%
of 65,675

Ambala Cantonment is a safe seat — SUSHMA SWARAJ (W) won by 17.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHMA SWARAJ (W)
BJP
BJP
22,47348.6%
2
RAM DASS DHAMIJA
INC
INC
14,50131.4%
3
BRIJ ANAND
IND
7,57416.4%
4
VIJAY PAL
IND
5501.2%
5
NARESH KUMAR
IND
4831.0%
6
BALBIR KAUR (W)
IND
1800.4%
7
SURESH KUMAR
IND
1660.4%
8
MANGAT RAM
IND
1240.3%
9
MADAN LALL
IND
660.1%
10
DHARAM SINGH
IND
530.1%
11
HARBANS LALL
IND
440.1%
12
RAGHUBIR SINGH
IND
340.1%

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

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.2%
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
BJP 48.6%INC 31.4%IND 16.4%OTH 3.7%

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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