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Winner — 1996
SAGAR CHAND
BSP· BSP
BSP 25.3%IND 22.9%12 others 51.8%
Votes
12,130
25.3% share
Winning margin
1,129
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
63.4%
of 75,739
A closely fought contest. SAGAR CHAND won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAGAR CHAND | BSP | 12,130 | 25.3% |
| 2 | LAL CHAND SHARMA | IND | 11,001 | 22.9% |
| 3 | SUBASH CHANDER SHARMA | INC | 6,082 | 12.7% |
| 4 | CHAGGAR SINGH | BJP + allies | 5,636 | 11.7% |
| 5 | TH.BALDEV SINGH | IND | 5,167 | 10.8% |
| 6 | KISHOR KUMAR | 2,703 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | S. SUJAN SINGH | IND | 1,694 | 3.5% |
| 8 | PRICKHEHIT SINGH | AIIC(T) | 1,238 | 2.6% |
| 9 | GIAN CHAND | IND | 665 | 1.4% |
| 10 | ASHWANI KUMAR | IND | 648 | 1.4% |
| 11 | RAKESH KUMAR | JKAL | 512 | 1.1% |
| 12 | DEV RAJ | IND | 367 | 0.8% |
| 13 | KARTAR CHAND | IND | 113 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SURESH KUMAR | JPP | 70 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
46th of 90How crowded is the field?
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1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 25.3%IND 22.9%INC 12.7%BJP 11.7%IND 10.8%JKN 5.6%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.