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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2000

Ambala Cantonment

Winner — 2000

ANIL VIJ
IND
IND 45.6%BJP 29.1%6 others 25.3%
Votes
25,045
45.6% share
Winning margin
9,057
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.6%
of 87,741

Ambala Cantonment is a safe seat — ANIL VIJ won by 16.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL VIJ
IND
25,04545.6%
2
KABIR DEV
NDA
15,98829.1%
3
SUDERSHAN DUA
INC
12,45222.7%
4
SHIV OM
NCP
6661.2%
5
PARDEEP CHAUHAN
IND
3230.6%
6
PINKY VERMA
BSP
2530.5%
7
DINESH CHANDER BANTY
IND
1510.3%
8
SHIV CHARAN SHARMA
850.1%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
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 45.6%BJP 29.1%INC 22.7%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
Known forDISTRICT
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