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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1996

Ambala Cantonment

Winner — 1996

ANIL
IND
IND 40.1%INC 29.4%17 others 30.5%
Votes
22,735
40.1% share
Winning margin
6,090
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
65.4%
of 86,756

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL
IND
22,73540.1%
2
RAJ RANI
INC
16,64529.4%
3
KABIR DEV
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
12,57322.2%
4
SHIV KUMAR
AIIC(T)
1,7003.0%
5
SEWA SINGH
BSP
1,4142.5%
6
PUSHPA
United Front
4540.8%
7
KAMLESH RANI
SLAP
2270.4%
8
LAJO DEVI
BSP(A)
1530.3%
9
RAJINDER
IND
1320.2%
10
JATINDER KUMAR
1180.2%
11
SURESH CHANDER
IND
1130.2%
12
DHARAM SINGH
IND
930.2%
13
AJAY KUMAR
IND
930.2%
14
KARTAR SINGH
IND
740.1%
15
RAVINDER SINGH
IND
520.1%
16
DEVI DAYAL
IND
500.1%
17
SURINDER
IND
290.1%
18
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
260.1%
19
J.P. MANN
IND
190.0%

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.

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
28th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.1%INC 29.4%BJP 22.2%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,14,205
Density
687 / km²
Sex ratio
878 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,768 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.1%Muslim 11.4%Sikh 7.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.5%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation65.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.7%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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