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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1972
Sohna
Winner — 1972
KANHAYA LAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.8%VHP 39.8%5 others 4.4%
Votes
27,162
55.8% share
Winning margin
7,776
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.9%
of 70,678
Sohna is a safe seat — KANHAYA LAL won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHAYA LAL | Congress (R) | 27,162 | 55.8% |
| 2 | PRATAP SINGH THAKRAN | VHP | 19,386 | 39.8% |
| 3 | KHILAND RAM | IND | 989 | 2.0% |
| 4 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 343 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAJINDER SINGH | IND | 321 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAM PHAL | IND | 277 | 0.6% |
| 7 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 209 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 6.1% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
34th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
33rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%VHP 39.8%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,43,931
Density
438 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,983 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water67.3%
Electricity87.7%
Sanitation71.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate77.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance27.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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