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    Interesting facts about Haryana Assembly elections

    Often it is the small facts that are the most interesting. For this 2024 Haryana Assembly election season, we attempt to dig out interesting and little known facts related to the politics and elections . Scroll down to know and don't forget to share with your friends about your #TIL moment (for the uninitiated, #TIL stands for Today I Learned).

    #46OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:14 IST

    Highest vistory margin in Haryana: Mamman Khan of INC defeated Naseem Ahmed of BJP by 98,441 votes (54.34%) in Ferozepur Jhirka.

    #45OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:11 IST

    80.81% (828/1031) of the contestents in the 2024 Haryana Assembly election lost their deposits.

    #44OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:11 IST

    Winner with the lowest voteshare in Haryana: Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri of BJP in Uchana Kalan (29.5%)

    #43OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:10 IST

    35 of the 90 winning candidates (39%) in Haryana got more than 50% of the votes polled.

    #42OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:10 IST

    Lowest victory margin in Haryana: Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri of BJP defeated Brijendra Singh of INC by 32 votes (0.02%) in Uchana Kalan.

    #41OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:09 IST

    The INC has won 10 of the 13 seats with more than 75% turnout in 2024 Haryana election.

    #40OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:09 IST

    The Congress lost 1 of its 3 stronghold seats in Haryana (which it has been winning consistently over the last 3 elections with a margin of over 10%) to BJP: Tosham. The 2 seats it was able to retain are: Garhi Sampla Kiloi and Jhajjar.

    #39OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:08 IST

    INC has been consistently winning in these 4 seats in Haryana for the last 4 elections: Baroda, Garhi Sampla Kiloi, Kalanaur, Jhajjar and Beri.

    #38OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:07 IST

    BJP has been consistently winning these 2 seats in Haryana for the last 4 elections: Ambala Cantt and Bhiwani.

    #37OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:07 IST

    No party has won these 8 seats in Haryana more than once in the Assembly general elections since the last delimitation: Kalayat, Samalkha, Safidon, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Narnaund, Barwala, and Dadri.

    #36OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:06 IST

    There are now 9 bellwether seats in Haryana, which has consistently voted for the party that came to power for the last 4 Assembly elections.

    #35OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:05 IST

    Of the 6 swing seats in Haryana (where the margin of victory was less than 5% in the last 3 Assembly elections) INC won 5 and BJP won 1.

    #34OCTOBER 09 ,2024 ,12:05 IST

    Switch seats: 49 of the 90 seats in Haryana (54.44%) had a different winning party than 2019.

    #33OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:39 IST

    Mulana constituency houses the highest SC population (35.22%) in the 2024 Haryana Assembly election.

    #32OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:38 IST

    Panipat City covers just over 22.38 sq.km, making it the smallest constituency area-wise in the 2024 Haryana Assembly election.

    #31OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:38 IST

    Loharu constituency has the largest geographical area (1161.01 sq.km) in the Haryana Assembly election 2024.

    #30OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:35 IST

    In Haryana, the constituency with the lowest electorate gender ratio is Faridabad NIT with 808 female voters per 1000 male voters

    #29OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:34 IST

    Narnaul is the smallest assembly constituency in Haryana, based on electorate size (1,56,372 voters).

    #28OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:34 IST

    Badshahpur is the largest assembly constituency in Haryana, based on electorate size (5,20,958 voters).

    #27OCTOBER 07 ,2024 ,19:33 IST

    Three constituencies where the Congress party (INC) has consistently won with a 10% victory margin in the last three Haryana Assembly elections: Jhajjar, Tosham and Garhi Sampla Kiloi.

    SEATS COMPOSITION
    Total seats :90
    General seats :73
    Reserved for SCs :17
    ELECTORATE DETAILS
    Population estimate (2011 Census) :253.52 Lacs
    Total electors :2,04,63,567
    General electors :2,03,54,350
    Service electors :1,09,217
    Male electors :1,07,75,957
    Female electors :95,77,926
    Third Gender electors :467
    18-19 electors :5,24,514
    Overseas (NRI) electors :790
    Persons with Disabilities (PwD) electors :1,49,142
    Senior citizen (85+) electors :2,31,093
    Centenarian electors (100+ years) :8,821
    Total candidates :1031
    Female candidates :101
    Independent candidates :464
    Polling Stations :20,632
    Term of Assembly ends :November 3, 2024
    Date of Poll :October 5, 2024
    Previous Turnout (2019) :68.31%

    Assembly cons. Results

    Cons. name201920142009
    KalkaINCBJPINLD
    PanchkulaBJPBJPINC
    NaraingarhINCBJPINC
    Ambala CanttBJPBJPBJP
    Ambala CityBJPBJPINC
    MulanaINCBJPINLD
    SadhauraINCBJPINC
    JagadhriBJPBJPBSP
    YamunanagarBJPBJPINLD
    RadaurINCBJPINLD