Loharu
Assembly constituency 68 (GEN) · Haryana
[01]Result · 2005
#68 · GENAll candidates 12
- 01 Somvir SinghINC44,140 38.8%
- 02 Bahadur SinghINLD32,108 28.2%
- 03 Rattan PalIND24,248 21.3%
- 04 Vijay ShekhawatBJP8,316 7.3%
- 05 Nanar RamBSP1,700 1.5%
- 06 Parmod KumarIND939 0.8%
- 07 Sushil KumarIND629 0.6%
- 08 JaibirIND510 0.5%
- 09 Munshi RamIND422 0.4%
- 10 Surya DevIND360 0.3%
- 11 Mohinder SinghIND217 0.2%
- 12 Dharambir SinghIND157 0.1%
Turnout 76.9%
Share of 1,47,474 electors
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males873
- NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
- State median turnoutmedian of 90 seats, 200573.8%
- ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 1,13,746Residual 409
Seat history 2024–1967
- 2024
2.1 ppArti Singh RaoBharatiya Janata Party
- 2019
14.6 ppSitaramBharatiya Janata Party
- 2014
37.4 ppSantosh YadavBharatiya Janata Party
- 2009
0.9 ppAnita YadavIndian National Congress
- 2005
10.6 ppSomvir SinghIndian National Congress
- 2000
6.4 ppBahadur SinghIndian National Lok Dal
- 1996
42.9 ppSomvir SinghHaryana Vikas Party
- 1991
19.6 ppChandrawatiJanata Dal
- 1987
18.2 ppHira Nand AryaLok Dal
- 1982
16.3 ppHira NandLok Dal
- 1977
57.5 ppHira NandJanata Party
- 1972
5.9 ppSwaroop SinghIndian National Congress
- 1968
4.6 ppSarup SinghIndian National Congress
- 1967
3.4 ppJ. SinghIndependent
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 57.5 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed IND polled 24,248 votes, 2.0× the 12,032-vote margin.
24,248 ÷ 12,032 = 2.0 -
The top two polled 67.3% of votes; the other 10 candidates 33.1% between them.
(44,140 + 32,108) ÷ 1,13,337 = 67.3% · 37,498 ÷ 1,13,337 = 33.1% -
Turnout of 76.9% was 3.1 pp above the state's median seat (73.8%).
76.9 − 73.8 = +3.1 -
The margin widened from 6.4 pp in 2000 to 10.6 pp.
10.6 − 6.4 = +4.2 pp -
Bahadur Singh, the 2000 winner, finished second in 2005.
2000 winner name = 2005 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Reconciliation failed- Candidate votesΣ 12 candidate lines1,13,746
- NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
- Published totalVotes polled1,13,337
- Checkneither convention holdsResidual 409
Candidate votes miss the published total by 409, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2005 · Haryana · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates12 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed
State median turnoutComputed from 90 seats on the Haryana Vidhan Sabha 2005 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database