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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1957
Ambala Cantonment
Winner — 1957
DEV RAJ
INC· INC
INC 54.3%BJS 34.1%2 others 11.6%
Votes
16,011
54.3% share
Winning margin
5,944
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.3%
of 47,397
Ambala Cantonment is a safe seat — DEV RAJ won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV RAJ | 16,011 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | SOHAN LAL | 10,067 | 34.1% | |
| 3 | RAJESHWAR NATH | 2,567 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | SURAJAN DASS | IND | 860 | 2.9% |
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
safe20.1%
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
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.3%BJS 34.1%PSP 8.7%OTH 2.9%
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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