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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1996

Shahabad

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Winner — 1996

KAPOOR CHAND
BJP· BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
BJP 32.3%SLAP 23.3%18 others 44.5%
Votes
27,307
32.3% share
Winning margin
7,643
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,14,208

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPOOR CHAND
BJP
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
27,30732.3%
2
MOHINDER SINGH
SLAP
19,66423.3%
3
KHARAITI LAL
INC
INC
14,67817.4%
4
RAGHUBIR SINGH
BSP
BSP
8,1589.7%
5
RAM SINGH
AIIC(T)
4,1254.9%
6
JASBIR SINGH BHINDER
IND
3,7184.4%
7
HARNAM SINGH
CPI
United Front
3,3474.0%
8
RAM CHANDER PREMI
IND
1,0501.2%
9
PAWAN SHARMA
IND
7390.9%
10
JAILDAR
IND
3090.4%
11
RAM CHARAN
IND
2590.3%
12
RAVI PARKASH
IND
2100.3%
13
RANGU RAM
IND
2050.2%
14
JAI DEV
IND
1930.2%
15
JAGJIT SINGH
IND
1610.2%
16
SANTOKH SINGH
IND
1190.1%
17
OM PARKASH
IND
910.1%
18
JAGIR SINGH
IND
820.1%
19
ANGREJ SINGH
IND
750.1%
20
RAJINDER KUMAR KAWATRA
BKD(J)
670.1%

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

Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
36th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
65th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.3%SLAP 23.3%INC 17.4%BSP 9.7%OTH 17.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,05,324
Density
597 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,520 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Sikh 8.4%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation75.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel74.1%
Health insurance24.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Products🏺Food Processing🏺Printing and Packaging
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Immaculate Heart Church,

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