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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1996

Gharaunda

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Winner — 1996

RAMESH S/O SULEKH CHAND
BJP· BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
BJP 24.2%SLAP 24.2%33 others 51.6%
Votes
20,230
24.2% share
Winning margin
11
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
35
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,20,189

Gharaunda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

35 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH S/O SULEKH CHAND
BJP
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
20,23024.2%
2
RAMESH KUMAR RANA S/O JAGPAL SINGH
SLAP
20,21924.2%
3
RAM PAL SINGH
INC
INC
11,97314.3%
4
RAM KISHAN
AIIC(T)
8,36710.0%
5
VED PARKASH
JD
United Front
6,7198.0%
6
SURINDER KUMAR
IND
4,1705.0%
7
SUBASH CHANDER
SHS
3,8334.6%
8
KESHO RAM
BSP
BSP
3,6704.4%
9
SUBA SINGH
CPM
United Front
7200.9%
10
OM PARKASH
IND
4990.6%
11
BIR SINGH
IND
4240.5%
12
RAMESH S/O BARTHU RAM
IND
3170.4%
13
SATNAM
IND
2150.3%
14
RAM NIWAS
IND
2140.3%
15
ZILE SINGH
IND
2060.3%
16
VIKRAM SINGH
IND
1960.2%
17
JAFRA
IND
1760.2%
18
BALWANT SINGH
IND
1390.2%
19
PIRU RAM
SP
United Front
1340.2%
20
RIKHIKESH
IND
1220.1%
21
BANARSI
IND
1090.1%
22
ANGURI DEVI
IND
1050.1%
23
PARVESH KUMAR GOYAL
IND
860.1%
24
RAM PAL
IND
830.1%
25
SURESH SINGH
IND
820.1%
26
MADAN LAL
IND
790.1%
27
NAFE SINGH
IND
750.1%
28
PARVEEN KUMAR
IND
750.1%
29
JOGI RAM
IND
720.1%
30
RAM CHANDER
IND
690.1%
31
SAZID
IND
610.1%
32
SATIS KUMAR
IND
550.1%
33
SURAT SINGH
IND
540.1%
34
PRITHVI SINGH
IND
420.1%
35
SUKHBIR
IND
310.0%

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

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.0% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
52nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
16th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 24.2%SLAP 24.2%INC 14.3%AIIC(T) 10.0%JD 8.0%OTH 19.3%

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?

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