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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1982

Ambala Cantonment

Assembly constituency 8 (GEN) · Haryana

State boardHaryana 1982

[01]Result · 1982

#8 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants13
Electors55,145
Votes polled40,701
Turnout73.8%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRam Dass DhamijaIndian National Congress14,38235.9% of votes
MARGIN6,211 votes · 15.3 pp14,382 − 8,171
Runner-upSwami Agnivaish Janata Party8,17120.4% of votes
INC 63.8% of top-two votesJNP 36.2%

All candidates 13

  1. 01 Ram Dass DhamijaINC14,382 35.9%
  2. 02 Swami AgnivaishJNP8,171 20.4%
  3. 03 Som PrakashBJP8,036 20.1%
  4. 04 Bhagwan DassIND7,147 17.9%
  5. 05 Shiv PrakashIND751 1.9%
  6. 06 Ajmer SinghIND373 0.9%
  7. 07 Ram LalIND331 0.8%
  8. 08 Om PrakashIND246 0.6%
  9. 09 Amrjeet SinghIND149 0.4%
  10. 10 Harbans LalIND145 0.4%
  11. 11 Nar SinghIND122 0.3%
  12. 12 LaxmanIND97 0.2%
  13. 13 Jaswinder SinghIND93 0.2%

Turnout 73.8%

025507510073.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 70.4%
Male 27,91350.6% Female 27,23249.4%

Share of 55,145 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males976
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 90 seats, 198270.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 40,043Residual 658

Seat history 2024–1967

  1. 2024
    3.8 pp
    Akram KhanIndian National Congress
  2. 2019
    9.7 pp
    Kanwar PalBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    20.6 pp
    Kanwar Pal S/o Chandan SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    3.4 pp
    Akram KhanBahujan Samaj Party
  5. 2005
    1.1 pp
    Devender Kumar BansalIndian National Congress
  6. 2000
    16.4 pp
    Anil VijIndependent
  7. 1996
    10.4 pp
    AnilIndependent
  8. 1991
    15.8 pp
    Brij AnandIndian National Congress
  9. 1987
    17.1 pp
    Sushma SwarajBharatiya Janata Party
  10. 1982
    15.3 pp
    Ram Dass DhamijaIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    31.4 pp
    Sushma SwarajJanata Party
  12. 1972
    16.3 pp
    Hans Raj SuriIndian National Congress
  13. 1968
    5.6 pp
    Bhagwan DassBharatiya Jana Sangh
  14. 1967
    1.8 pp
    D. R. AnandIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 8,036 votes, 1.3× the 6,211-vote margin.

    8,036 ÷ 6,211 = 1.3

  2. The top two polled 55.4% of votes; the other 11 candidates 43.0% between them.

    (14,382 + 8,171) ÷ 40,701 = 55.4% · 17,490 ÷ 40,701 = 43.0%

  3. Turnout of 73.8% was 3.4 pp above the state's median seat (70.4%).

    73.8 − 70.4 = +3.4

  4. The margin narrowed from 31.4 pp in 1977 to 15.3 pp.

    15.3 − 31.4 = −16.1 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: JNP in 1977, INC in 1982.

    1977 JNP · 1982 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines40,043
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled40,701
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 658

Candidate votes miss the published total by 658, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1982 · Haryana · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 90 seats on the Haryana Vidhan Sabha 1982 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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