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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1996
Sonepat
Winner — 1996
DEV RAJ DEWAN
IND
IND 53.2%SP 11.4%26 others 35.5%
Votes
47,269
53.1% share
Winning margin
37,140
41.8% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,43,933
Sonepat is a safe seat — DEV RAJ DEWAN won by 41.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV RAJ DEWAN | IND | 47,269 | 53.1% |
| 2 | OM PARKASH S/O HARI SINGH | United Front | 10,129 | 11.4% |
| 3 | RAM SINGH | BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996) | 10,116 | 11.4% |
| 4 | PREM S/O KHERA | SLAP | 7,365 | 8.3% |
| 5 | SHAM DASS MUKHIJA | INC | 5,760 | 6.5% |
| 6 | ANIL | IND | 4,029 | 4.5% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDER | 505 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | RAMDHARI | IND | 494 | 0.6% |
| 9 | OM PARKASH S/O MANOHAR LAL | AIIC(T) | 477 | 0.5% |
| 10 | OM PARKASH S/O LILU RAM | IND | 417 | 0.5% |
| 11 | ZILE SINGH | IND | 358 | 0.4% |
| 12 | PREM SINGH S/O RAKHAN | IND | 281 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAJENDER | IND | 254 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAM JEEWAN | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 15 | HARI PARKASH BHATT | IND | 169 | 0.2% |
| 16 | HUKAM CHAND | ICS | 154 | 0.2% |
| 17 | OM PARKASH S/O RAM CHANDER | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 18 | NARESH | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BIMLA | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 20 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RANBIR SINGH S/O INDER SINGH | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAM PHAL | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 23 | CHANDAN SINGH | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 24 | RANBIR SINGH S/O RATTAN SINGH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 25 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 26 | RAJ SINGH | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 27 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 28 | SHYAM LAL | IND | 22 | 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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean41.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
30th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.1%SP 11.4%BJP 11.4%SLAP 8.3%INC 6.5%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,42,011
Density
371 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,538 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Sikh 16.0%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.0%
Electricity87.1%
Sanitation76.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.3%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel43.7%
Health insurance29.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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