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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1991

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Winner — 1991

BALBIR PAUL SAHAH
INC· INC
INC 40.3%IND 30.1%18 others 29.6%
Votes
32,745
40.3% share
Winning margin
8,241
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,27,766

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALBIR PAUL SAHAH
INC
INC
32,74540.3%
2
OM PARKASH
IND
24,50430.1%
3
NITI SAIN
BJP
BJP
16,89420.8%
4
KASTURI
JP
4,6725.7%
5
PREM KUMAR
HVP
7140.9%
6
RATTAN LAL
IND
4350.5%
7
BALDEV RAJ
IND
2380.3%
8
JAMLU
IND
1990.2%
9
HARDAWARI LAL
DDP
1260.1%
10
JAI PAL
IND
1060.1%
11
BHIM SAIN
IND
1060.1%
12
PREM CHAND
IND
1040.1%
13
VED PRAKASH
IND
940.1%
14
ANIL KUMAR
IND
840.1%
15
RAJAN DAWAR
IND
750.1%
16
SATWANT
IND
600.1%
17
RAM DHAN
IND
550.1%
18
BANARSI
IND
480.1%
19
SUBHASH CHAND
IND
460.1%
20
HARI CHAND
IND
350.0%

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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
53rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%IND 30.1%BJP 20.8%JP 5.7%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,74,304
Density
464 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,317 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.7%Sikh 8.2%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity93.6%
Sanitation63.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel55.9%
Health insurance29.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Rice Mill & Dairy Products )🏺Metal Products

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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