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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2005

Ambala Cantonment

Winner — 2005

DEVENDER KUMAR BANSAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 30.4%IND 29.3%5 others 40.3%
Votes
17,723
30.4% share
Winning margin
615
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.5%
of 85,131

Ambala Cantonment was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 615 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDER KUMAR BANSAL
INC (UPA)
17,72330.4%
2
ANIL VIJ
IND
17,10829.3%
3
HIRA LAL
IND
13,36922.9%
4
RAVI SEHGAL
NDA
9,15515.7%
5
MAYA RAM
BSP
5831.0%
6
NARESH KUMAR
NLP
2290.4%
7
SHIV OM
UPA
1790.3%

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
1.1%
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
INC 30.4%IND 29.3%IND 22.9%BJP 15.7%OTH 1.7%

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
🏺Metal Utensils🏺Plywood

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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