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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1996

Meham

Winner — 1996

BALBIR
SLAP
SLAP 32.2%INC 31.9%21 others 35.9%
Votes
24,210
32.2% share
Winning margin
257
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,08,794

Meham was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 257 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALBIR
SLAP
24,21032.2%
2
ANAND SINGH
INC
23,95331.9%
3
SARUP SINGH
HVP
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
20,38227.1%
4
DEEPAK
BSP
2,2443.0%
5
BALRAJ
IND
2,1632.9%
6
NAFE SINGH
IND
3420.5%
7
RAMESH S/O PHOOL BAGH
IND
2500.3%
8
RAMESH S/O RAM KUMAR
IND
2120.3%
9
RAMESH S/O RAM KISHAN
IND
2010.3%
10
SUBE SINGH
IND
1950.3%
11
PAPU
IND
1410.2%
12
TILAK RAJ
1290.2%
13
DHARAM PAL
IND
1150.1%
14
RAJESH
IND
1040.1%
15
RANVIR SINGH
IND
840.1%
16
ZILE SINGH
IND
690.1%
17
SURESH
IND
570.1%
18
RAJBIR
IND
540.1%
19
JAGAT SINGH
IND
510.1%
20
NARESH
IND
480.1%
21
RAMESH S/O BHOPP SINGH
IND
410.1%
22
RAM NIWAS
IND
340.1%
23
BIJENDER
IND
230.0%

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.

Low turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
83rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SLAP 32.2%INC 31.9%HVP 27.1%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,50,001
Density
683 / km²
Sex ratio
856 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,122 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation68.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)12.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.3%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel69.9%
Health insurance22.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Plastic moulded Products (Electronic Toys)🏺Stainless Steel Products
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Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

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Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

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Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

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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