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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1985 by-elections

Meham

Winner — 1985 by-elections

D.LAL
LKD 58.0%INC 40.9%2 others 1.1%
Votes
38,598
58.0% share
Winning margin
11,369
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Meham was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 11,369 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.LAL
38,5980.0%
2
R.SINGH
27,2290.0%
3
J.SINGH
IND
5620.0%
4
J.PAL
IND
1900.0%

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.

Low turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.3% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
83rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
18th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,50,001
Density
683 / km²
Sex ratio
856 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,122 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation68.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)12.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.3%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel69.9%
Health insurance22.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Plastic moulded Products (Electronic Toys)🏺Stainless Steel Products
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Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

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Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Mughal Kos Minars adjoining the North-Western railway in Sonepat Tehsil

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Khawaja Khizr

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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