Haryana Election Trivia

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. name202420192014
KalkaBJPINCBJP
PanchkulaINCBJPBJP
NaraingarhINCINCBJP
Ambala CanttBJPBJPBJP
Ambala CityINCBJPBJP
MulanaINCINCBJP
SadhauraINCINCBJP
JagadhriINCBJPBJP
YamunanagarBJPBJPBJP
RadaurBJPINCBJP