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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2009

Karnal

Winner — 2009

SUMITA SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.4%HJCBL 31.8%9 others 32.8%
Votes
35,894
35.5% share
Winning margin
3,731
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,58,695

A closely fought contest. SUMITA SINGH won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUMITA SINGH
INC (UPA)
35,89435.5%
2
JAI PARKASH
HJCBL
32,16331.8%
3
CHANDER PARKASH KATHURIA
NDA
14,88314.7%
4
BALVINDER SINGH KALRA
BSP
11,12811.0%
5
ASHOK
3,9323.9%
6
SUSHIL KUMAR
IND
8840.9%
7
ANAND PARKASH
IND
6800.7%
8
NARENDER SAROHA
IND
5250.5%
9
PUNIT
IND
4530.5%
10
MULAKH RAJ
IND
3850.4%
11
LAL SINGH
BSP(K)
3310.3%

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

Low turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 3.6% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
0.98
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
0.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.5%HJCBL 31.8%BJP 14.7%BSP 11.0%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,05,324
Density
597 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,520 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Sikh 8.4%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation75.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel74.1%
Health insurance24.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Products🏺Food Processing🏺Printing and Packaging
European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

🏛️MonumentASI

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

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Kos Minar (City)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar (City)

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Kos Minar, Daha

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar

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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