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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1972

Yamuna Nagar

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Winner — 1972

GARISH CHANDER
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.7%BJS 34.5%4 others 25.8%
Votes
18,565
39.7% share
Winning margin
2,418
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.8%
of 67,969

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GARISH CHANDER
INC
Congress (R)
18,56539.7%
2
MALIK CHAND GHAMBIR
BJS
Grand Alliance
16,14734.5%
3
BALBIR SINGH
CPI
Left
6,78714.5%
4
TULSI DASS
IND
2,6765.7%
5
BABU RAM
IND
2,3475.0%
6
SURJIT SINGH
IND
2680.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (75th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.1% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
75th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.7%BJS 34.5%CPI 14.5%IND 5.7%IND 5.0%OTH 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,28,350
Density
717 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,574 km²
SC population26.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Sikh 12.3%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.6%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation68.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.1%
Children underweight (under 5)13.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Women literate85.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance19.0%

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