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Bhiwani

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Winner — 1951

RAM KUMAR
INC
Also elected — same seat
MAM RAJ
INC· 7,079 votes
INC 14.7%IND 14.6%12 others 70.6%
Votes
14,109
14.8% share
Winning margin
128
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,07,534

Bhiwani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 128 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KUMAR
INC
14,10914.8%
2
CHANDER BHAN
IND
13,98114.6%
3
CHIRANJIT SINGH
IND
11,54012.1%
4
BADRI PRASHAD
BJS
9,88310.3%
5
BANARSI DAS
SP
9,53310.0%
6
MAM RAJ
INC
7,0797.4%
7
HARDWARI LAL
IND
5,7476.0%
8
SURJAN
SP
5,3995.6%
9
BASHAMBER DAYAL
IND
4,4434.6%
10
HANWANT RAI
IND
4,3444.5%
11
PRABHU LAL
ZP
3,3083.5%
12
MUNSHI RAM
IND
2,9693.1%
13
FAQIR CHAND
BJS
2,3382.4%
14
BANWARI
IND
9961.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (81st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 57.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
81st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 14.8%IND 14.6%IND 12.1%BJS 10.3%SP 10.0%INC 7.4%OTH 30.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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