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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL VIJ | IND | 25,045 | 45.6% |
| 2 | KABIR DEV | NDA | 15,988 | 29.1% |
| 3 | SUDERSHAN DUA | INC | 12,452 | 22.7% |
| 4 | SHIV OM | NCP | 666 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PARDEEP CHAUHAN | IND | 323 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PINKY VERMA | BSP | 253 | 0.5% |
| 7 | DINESH CHANDER BANTY | IND | 151 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SHIV CHARAN SHARMA | 85 | 0.1% |
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
lean16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.1% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
28th of 90Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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