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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2009

Sohna

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Winner — 2009

DHARAMBIR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 17.9%BSP 17.5%14 others 64.6%
Votes
20,443
17.9% share
Winning margin
505
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
74.4%
of 1,53,130

Sohna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 505 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAMBIR
INC
INC (UPA)
20,44317.9%
2
ZAKIR HUSSAIN
BSP
BSP
19,93817.5%
3
SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA
IND
18,30116.1%
4
ROHTASH KHATANA
HJCBL
13,57311.9%
5
JAVED HUSSAIN
IND
10,7859.5%
6
SAHEEDA
INLD
9,3298.2%
7
NIHAL SINGH
IND
7,3516.5%
8
TEJ PAL
BJP
NDA
5,7225.0%
9
MAHESH DAYMA
IND
5,0264.4%
10
RAMESH CHAND
IND
1,1211.0%
11
BHOOP SINGH RAGHAV
IND
8350.7%
12
SUBE SINGH
IND
6740.6%
13
RAM NIWAS TANWAR
LJP
NDA
2840.3%
14
LALIT SHARMA
JKNPP
2160.2%
15
USHMAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2090.2%
16
DINESH KUMAR
IND
1830.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (40th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.3% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
40th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.44
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 17.9%BSP 17.5%IND 16.1%HJCBL 11.9%IND 9.5%INLD 8.2%OTH 19.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹3.48 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,432
Density
1204 / km²
Sex ratio
854 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,258 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.0%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated58.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate85.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel81.0%
Health insurance34.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon

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