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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1951
Ambala Cantt
Winner — 1951
DEV RAJ
INC 50.7%SAD 16.3%7 others 33.0%
Votes
13,614
50.7% share
Winning margin
9,230
34.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.0%
of 50,654
Ambala Cantt is a safe seat — DEV RAJ won by 34.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV RAJ | 13,614 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | SANTOKH SINGH | 4,384 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | MEHR CHAND | 3,873 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | HUKAM CHAND | 3,496 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | JAGAN NATH | IND | 491 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDER | IND | 365 | 1.4% |
| 7 | BRAHAM DATT | IND | 268 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BEHARI LAL | IND | 183 | 0.7% |
| 9 | VED PARKASH | IND | 171 | 0.6% |
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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
75th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.24
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
84th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%SAD 16.3%SP 14.4%BJS 13.0%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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