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159. Bhiwani

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Haryana · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-BHIWANI

HVP 48.2%won by 1.3%HLDR 46.9%

What changed here

Derived

HVP held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 30.8% to 1.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerHLDR (HLDR) finished second with 46.9% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.0% of the vote between them, up from 80.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.4% to 71.3%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
10,52,297
Turnout
71.3%
Valid votes
7,49,990
Margin
9,711
1.29%

Candidates

21 contested · winner HVP
  1. 1SURENDER SINGH S/O BANSI LALHVP · HVP3,61,25748.2%
  2. 2AJAY SINGHHLDR · HLDR3,51,54646.9%
  3. 3RANBIR SINGH MAHENDERIndian National Congress · INC27,7893.7%
  4. 4CHHAJU RAMJanata Dal · JD3,1610.4%
  5. 5BIR SINGH FAUJIIndependent · IND8860.1%
  6. 6MAHENDER S/O VED PARKASHIndependent · IND7920.1%
  7. 7Dr. RAM SINGH PACHARIndependent · IND7810.1%
  8. 8MAHENDER S/O GIG RAJIndependent · IND7260.1%
  9. 9RAJ PALIndependent · IND4910.1%
  10. 10LAXMIAkhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha · ABHM4260.1%
  11. 11SUKHCHENIndependent · IND3580.0%
  12. 12SURENDER SINGH S/O DHOOP SINGHIndependent · IND3220.0%
  13. 13VINOD KUMARShiv Sena · SHS2770.0%
  14. 14PARAMJIT SINGHIndependent · IND2040.0%
  15. 15SURENDERIndependent · IND1880.0%
  16. 16SATVIR SINGHIndependent · IND1710.0%
  17. 17SURENDER KUMARIndependent · IND1500.0%
  18. 18RAM MEHARIndependent · IND1450.0%
  19. 19TARA CHANDIndependent · IND1350.0%
  20. 20SAT PALIndependent · IND1220.0%
  21. 21HAWA SINGHIndependent · IND630.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
HVP
Winner now
HVP
HVP–HLDR swing
−54.4%
HVP share
55.7% → 48.2%
HLDR share
0.0% → 46.9%
Turnout
68.9% → 71.3%
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