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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2003 by-elections

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Winner — 2003 by-elections

Swatantar Bala
INLD
INLD 39.4%INC 32.8%13 others 27.8%
Votes
45,597
39.4% share
Winning margin
7,672
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
15

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Swatantar Bala
INLD
45,59739.4%
2
Dura Ram
INC
37,92532.8%
3
Parhlad Singh Gilakhera
HVP
22,28019.3%
4
Comrade Krishan Swarup
CPM
5,4164.7%
5
Lila Krishan
IND
1,0920.9%
6
Rattan Singh
IND
9550.8%
7
Ramesh Kumar
IND
8320.7%
8
Randhir Singh
IND
4080.3%
9
Baljeet Singh Johal
SAD
3530.3%
10
Madan Lal Narang
IND
1680.1%
11
Gurmeet Singh
IND
1660.1%
12
Banwari Lal
IND
1530.1%
13
Devi Lal
IND
1310.1%
14
Upender Kumar
IND
1300.1%
15
Joginder Singh
IND
1060.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (40th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.3% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
40th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.44
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INLD 39.4%INC 32.8%HVP 19.3%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,432
Density
1204 / km²
Sex ratio
854 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,258 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.0%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated58.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate85.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel81.0%
Health insurance34.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Textile and Apparels
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Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon

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