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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1996

Salhawas

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Winner — 1996

DHARMAVIR
HVP· BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
HVP 41.5%INC 17.2%28 others 41.3%
Votes
27,840
41.5% share
Winning margin
16,323
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,08,978

Salhawas is a safe seat — DHARMAVIR won by 24.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

30 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARMAVIR
HVP
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
27,84041.5%
2
SURAJ BHAN S/O CHANDRAM
INC
INC
11,51717.2%
3
AMAR SINGH
IND
8,17612.2%
4
RAJPAL
SLAP
6,83810.2%
5
HUKAM SINGH
IND
5,2317.8%
6
RAM NIWAS SHASTRI
BSP
BSP
2,2513.4%
7
RAJENDER
IND
6941.0%
8
RAVI PARKASH
IND
6070.9%
9
VIKRAM SINGH
SP
United Front
5940.9%
10
GHISA RAM
IND
3990.6%
11
KAMLESH
IND
3560.5%
12
ZILE SINGH
SHS
3310.5%
13
GANGA RAM
IND
3280.5%
14
SATBIR
JHM
3140.5%
15
JANAK SINGH
IND
1970.3%
16
VINOD
IND
1800.3%
17
JAIPAL
IND
1550.2%
18
JAI BHAGWAN
IND
1440.2%
19
NATHU RAM
IND
1290.2%
20
TEK CHAND
IND
1180.2%
21
SURAJ BHAN S/O MANGAL
IND
960.1%
22
BIMLA
IND
960.1%
23
NATHU
IND
830.1%
24
BALBIR
IND
810.1%
25
SULTAN
IND
710.1%
26
VIRENDER
IND
680.1%
27
KRISHAN SINGH
IND
470.1%
28
JAGAT SINGH JAKHAR
IND
330.1%
29
BRIJ MOHAN
IND
270.0%
30
RATTAN SINGH
IND
250.0%

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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.1% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
87th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HVP 41.5%INC 17.2%IND 12.2%SLAP 10.2%IND 7.8%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,34,152
Density
494 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,702 km²
SC population21.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.8%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation59.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated77.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.1%
Health insurance23.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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