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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 14 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Jhajjar
Winner — 1951
SHER SINGH
Also elected — same seat
CHAND RAM
INC· 21,202 votes
INC 18.1%ZP 17.5%14 others 64.4%
Votes
22,504
18.1% share
Winning margin
761
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,10,549
Jhajjar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 761 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHER SINGH | 22,504 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | DIL SUKH | ZP | 21,743 | 17.5% |
| 3 | CHAND RAM | 21,202 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | GURBAX SINGH | ZP | 15,362 | 12.4% |
| 5 | JAI LAL | IND | 11,037 | 8.9% |
| 6 | CHIRANJI LAL | IND | 6,542 | 5.3% |
| 7 | RAM SARUP | IND | 4,929 | 4.0% |
| 8 | IMRAT | IND | 4,712 | 3.8% |
| 9 | HARGOPAL | 3,677 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | UMA SHANKAR | IND | 2,969 | 2.4% |
| 11 | BISHAMBER DAYAL | IND | 2,385 | 1.9% |
| 12 | POPAL RAM | IND | 2,094 | 1.7% |
| 13 | PHULLU | IND | 1,411 | 1.1% |
| 14 | NANDU SINGH | IND | 1,323 | 1.1% |
| 15 | KHUSHI RAM | IND | 1,320 | 1.1% |
| 16 | SHAM LAL | IND | 990 | 0.8% |
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 (72nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.6% · max 61.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
54th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 18.1%ZP 17.5%INC 17.1%ZP 12.4%IND 8.9%IND 5.3%OTH 20.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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