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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2019

Kaithal

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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

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LEELA RAM
BJP
BJP (NDA)
72,66445.8%
2
RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA
INC
71,41845.0%
3
RAMPHAL MALIK
JNJP
6,3584.0%
4
JASHVIR
SHPP
2,2431.4%
5
MADAN
BSP
2,2121.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5610.3%
7
SHYAM LAL
LTSP
4840.3%
8
JARNAIL SINGH
IND
4740.3%
9
ANIL KUMAR
INLD
4720.3%
10
KULDEEP SINGH
IND
3620.2%
11
RAVI KUMAR
BHSMWPA
2600.2%
12
ASHWINI SHARMA HRITWAL
IND
2480.2%
13
PHOOL SINGH
IND
2410.1%
14
SONU
PPID
1980.1%
15
PARDEEP RANA
JMBP
1140.1%
16
PARDEEP SHARMA
NNMP
1130.1%
17
SATISH KUMAR SINGAL
IND
1060.1%
18
NARESH KUMAR
IND
930.1%
19
MEWA SINGH
IND
760.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
13th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
53rd of 90

Where 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Rice Mill & Dairy Products )🏺Metal Products

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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