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Winner — 1996
AJAY KUMAR
JKN 29.8%BJP 27.4%6 others 42.9%
Votes
10,072
29.8% share
Winning margin
813
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.5%
of 48,697
A closely fought contest. AJAY KUMAR won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY KUMAR | 10,072 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | SUKHNANDAN | BJP | 9,259 | 27.4% |
| 3 | GIRDHARI LAL | BSP | 5,160 | 15.2% |
| 4 | BALWAN SINGH | INC | 4,432 | 13.1% |
| 5 | DEVI DASS | IND | 2,090 | 6.2% |
| 6 | MADAN MOHAN KHAJOORIA | United Front | 1,050 | 3.1% |
| 7 | PARMINDER SINGH | United Front | 950 | 2.8% |
| 8 | DARBINDER SINGH | IND | 837 | 2.5% |
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 (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 2.4% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
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13th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 90How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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89th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 29.8%BJP 27.4%BSP 15.2%INC 13.1%IND 6.2%OTH 8.4%
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.