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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2005

Rai

Winner — 2005

RAMESH CHANDER
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 39.3%INLD 28.3%10 others 32.4%
Votes
38,468
39.3% share
Winning margin
10,696
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,36,104

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH CHANDER
INC (UPA)
38,46839.3%
2
AJIT
NDA
27,77228.4%
3
RAJ PAL
NDA
18,45118.8%
4
DEVANDER
BSP
5,3445.5%
5
OM PARKASH
IND
2,4752.5%
6
MEHAR SINGH
IND
1,6451.7%
7
BALBIR SINGH LIWAN
ES
1,3481.4%
8
KANWAL SINGH
NDA
9250.9%
9
DEVANDER
IND
6100.6%
10
DALEL
5130.5%
11
BHUPENDER
IND
2550.3%
12
TIKA RAM
NDA
1570.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
10th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
11th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%INLD 28.4%BJP 18.8%BSP 5.5%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,95,189
Density
303 / km²
Sex ratio
898 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,277 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.6%Sikh 26.2%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.1%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation89.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate70.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel38.8%
Health insurance26.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Products (Balls, Swabs)🏺Sheet Fabrication (Pre Fab Structures)

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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