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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2005
Ambala City
Winner — 2005
VENOD KUMAR SHARMA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 64.5%INLD 19.5%6 others 16.0%
Votes
50,618
64.5% share
Winning margin
35,316
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,26,615
Ambala City is a safe seat — VENOD KUMAR SHARMA won by 45.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENOD KUMAR SHARMA | INC (UPA) | 50,618 | 64.5% |
| 2 | SURJIT SINGH | NDA | 15,302 | 19.5% |
| 3 | VEENA CHHIBBER | NDA | 9,387 | 12.0% |
| 4 | HAKAM SINGH | BSP | 1,048 | 1.3% |
| 5 | HARMESH SINGH | IND | 898 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KALA RAM CHAUHAN | IND | 641 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHIV KUMAR | IND | 380 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BADLU RAM | IND | 170 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
58th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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25th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.5%INLD 19.5%BJP 12.0%OTH 4.0%
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?
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