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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2019
Kaithal
Winner — 2019
LEELA RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.8%INC 45.0%17 others 9.2%
Votes
72,664
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,246
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
78.1%
of 2,03,287
Kaithal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,246 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEELA RAM | BJP (NDA) | 72,664 | 45.8% |
| 2 | RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA | 71,418 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | RAMPHAL MALIK | JNJP | 6,358 | 4.0% |
| 4 | JASHVIR | SHPP | 2,243 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MADAN | 2,212 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 561 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SHYAM LAL | LTSP | 484 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JARNAIL SINGH | IND | 474 | 0.3% |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR | 472 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | KULDEEP SINGH | IND | 362 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAVI KUMAR | BHSMWPA | 260 | 0.2% |
| 12 | ASHWINI SHARMA HRITWAL | IND | 248 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PHOOL SINGH | IND | 241 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SONU | PPID | 198 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PARDEEP RANA | JMBP | 114 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARDEEP SHARMA | NNMP | 113 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SATISH KUMAR SINGAL | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 18 | NARESH KUMAR | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MEWA SINGH | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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13th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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53rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.8%INC 45.0%OTH 8.9%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,74,304
Density
464 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,317 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.7%Sikh 8.2%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity93.6%
Sanitation63.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel55.9%
Health insurance29.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Food Processing (Rice Mill & Dairy Products )🏺Metal Products
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