Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1982

Bawal

Assembly constituency 85 (SC) · Haryana

State boardHaryana 1982

[01]Result · 1982

#85 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants8

Electors90,423

Votes polled57,767

Turnout63.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerShakuntlaIndian National Congress33,53459.2% of votes

MARGIN18,512 votes · 32.0 pp33,534 − 15,022

Runner-upMurari Lal Lok Dal15,02226.5% of votes

INC 69.1% of top-two votesLKD 30.9%

All candidates 8

01 ShakuntlaINC33,534 59.2%
02 Murari LalLKD15,022 26.5%
03 Kanhia LalIND5,242 9.3%
04 Mohan LalIND913 1.6%
05 Chander ParkashJNP805 1.4%
06 Puran ChandIND565 1.0%
07 Shri RamIND363 0.6%
08 Hira LalIND193 0.3%

Turnout 63.9%

Male 47,02152.0% Female 43,40248.0%

Share of 90,423 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males923
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 90 seats, 198270.4%
ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 56,637Residual 1,130

Seat history 2024–1977

2024
12.3 pp
Raghubir TewatiaIndian National Congress
2019
11.2 pp
Nayan Pal RawatIndependent
2014
0.9 pp
Tek Chand SharmaBahujan Samaj Party
2009
3.2 pp
Raghubir SinghIndian National Congress
2005
2.9 pp
Shakuntla BhagwariaIndependent
2000
21.3 pp
Dr. Muni Lal RangaIndian National Lok Dal
1996
17.6 pp
Jaswant SinghHaryana Vikas Party
1991
14.1 pp
Shakuntla BhagwariaIndian National Congress
1987
6.7 pp
Muni LalLok Dal
1982
32.0 pp
ShakuntlaIndian National Congress
1977
7.8 pp
ShakuntalaJanata Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 84.1% of votes; the other 6 candidates 14.0% between them.
(33,534 + 15,022) ÷ 57,767 = 84.1% · 8,081 ÷ 57,767 = 14.0%
Turnout of 63.9% was 6.5 pp below the state's median seat (70.4%).
63.9 − 70.4 = −6.5
The margin widened from 7.8 pp in 1977 to 32.0 pp.
32.0 − 7.8 = +24.2 pp
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 8 candidate lines56,637
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled57,767
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,130

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,130, 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

Candidates8 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