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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1996
Karnal
Winner — 1996
SHASHIPAL MEHTA
BJP· BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
BJP 37.5%INC 28.6%32 others 33.8%
Votes
35,511
37.5% share
Winning margin
8,418
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,43,925
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
34 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHASHIPAL MEHTA | BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996) | 35,511 | 37.5% |
| 2 | JAI PARKASH | INC | 27,093 | 28.6% |
| 3 | SURESH KUMAR | AIIC(T) | 15,936 | 16.8% |
| 4 | BRIJ KUMAR | SLAP | 7,044 | 7.4% |
| 5 | SURESH KUMAR S/O BADLU RAM | BSP | 2,272 | 2.4% |
| 6 | ISHWAR SINGH | United Front | 1,878 | 2.0% |
| 7 | BALWINDER SINGH | IND | 1,567 | 1.7% |
| 8 | SACHENDER | IND | 355 | 0.4% |
| 9 | OM PARKASH | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SURESH KUMAR S/O PRITAM LAL | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HEM RAJ | IND | 279 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BHOJA RAM | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
| 13 | DINESH | IND | 259 | 0.3% |
| 14 | PALWINDER SINGH BEDI | IND | 224 | 0.2% |
| 15 | NATHI RAM | ICS | 203 | 0.2% |
| 16 | HARJIT SINGH | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SHAM SUNDER | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SURIENDER | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SULTAN SINGH | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 21 | AASHUTOSH | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 22 | ANAND PARKASH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SURAJ BEHAL | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 25 | AMARJEET SINGH | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MADAN GOPAL GUPTA | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 27 | BHAGAT RAM | IND | 49 | 0.1% |
| 28 | HARMINDER SINGH | IND | 43 | 0.1% |
| 29 | GURDEV SINGH | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 30 | MANJIT SINGH | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 31 | GANGA DHAR BHATIA | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 32 | SUNDER LAL | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 33 | INDER KUMAR | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 34 | AJAY KUMAR | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.7% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
68th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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14th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.5%INC 28.6%AIIC(T) 16.8%SLAP 7.4%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,64,655
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,530 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Sikh 14.6%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.8%
Sanitation76.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated69.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.1%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.6%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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