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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998

Karanpur

Winner — 1998

GURMEET SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.4%BJP 43.1%6 others 12.5%
Votes
36,222
44.4% share
Winning margin
1,092
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,05,528

Karanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,092 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURMEET SINGH
INC
36,22244.4%
2
SURENDRA PAL SINGH
NDA
35,13043.1%
3
HARINDRA SINGH
IND
7,7189.5%
4
SHAKUNTALA
1,0531.3%
5
DARA RAM MEGHWAL
BSP
8471.0%
6
SURENDRA KUMAR
IND
3470.4%
7
NATTHU RAM
IND
1980.2%
8
KUNDAL LAL
IND
710.1%

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

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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.2% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
33rd of 199

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 199

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 199

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%BJP 43.1%IND 9.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,74,692
Density
184 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,656 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Sikh 12.2%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.0%
Electricity73.9%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance89.0%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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Ancient Mounds, Munda

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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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