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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2014

Karnal

Winner — 2014

MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.8%IND 13.3%13 others 27.9%
Votes
82,485
58.8% share
Winning margin
63,773
45.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.8%
of 2,06,972

Karnal is a safe seat — MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR won by 45.4%.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR
BJP (NDA)
82,48558.8%
2
JAI PARKASH GUPTA KARNAL
IND
18,71213.3%
3
MANOJ WADHWA
17,68512.6%
4
SURENDER NARWAL
UPA
12,8049.1%
5
RANBIR SINGH
BSP
3,4372.5%
6
SURESH MATLAUDA
IND
2,2301.6%
7
TEJPAL GARG
HJCBL
9430.7%
NOTA
NOTA
5890.4%
9
JAI PARKASH
IND
4230.3%
10
TILAK RAJ
IND
3630.3%
11
BISHAMBER
Samajwadi Party
2410.2%
12
SARITA
HALP
1410.1%
13
NAVJOT SINGH
1200.1%
14
ALKA SINGH
SJSP
1010.1%
15
MAHINDER SINGH CHOPRA
CPI(ML)(L)
590.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 3.6% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
84th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
0.98
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
0.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.8%IND 13.3%INLD 12.6%INC 9.1%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.23 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,05,324
Density
597 / km²
Sex ratio
887 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,520 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Sikh 8.4%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation75.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.9%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel74.1%
Health insurance24.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Products🏺Food Processing🏺Printing and Packaging
European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

🏛️MonumentASI

European soldier's graves, about 300 yards north of Karnal Kachehri

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Kos Minar (City)

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar (City)

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Kos Minar, Daha

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar

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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