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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1996 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Jhajjar
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Kanta
HVP
HVP 58.5%SJP(R) 25.1%6 others 16.4%
Votes
45,573
58.5% share
Winning margin
26,039
33.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Jhajjar is a safe seat — Kanta won by 33.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanta | HVP | 45,573 | 58.5% |
| 2 | Shakuntla | SJP(R) | 19,534 | 25.1% |
| 3 | Kirpa Ram | 11,927 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Pyare Lal | AIIC(T) | 310 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Ram Pat | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Jai Singh | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Dhanjay Kumar | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Niranjan | IND | 47 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 1.1% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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16th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
89th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HVP 58.5%SJP(R) 25.1%INC 15.3%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,34,152
Density
494 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,702 km²
SC population21.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.8%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation59.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated77.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.6%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.1%
Health insurance23.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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