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Karnal #3SC
Won
Chiranji Lal
INCI Indian National Congress (I)Margin
22,328 5.1 pp
votes
over Sushma Swaraj (JP)
The contest
Electors6,67,048
Votes polled4,39,470
Turnout65.9%
NOTA
did not exist
NOTA was introduced in 2013
Male electors3.56 L53.4% of electorate
Female electors3.11 L46.6% of electorate
Sex ratio
873females per 1,000 males
Poll datenot digitised
polling dates are sparse before 2005
Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiranji Lal | INCI | 1,51,786 | 34.50% | |
| 2 | Sushma Swaraj | JP | 1,29,458 | 29.50% | |
| 3 | Raghbir Singh | JPS | 1,17,861 | 26.80% | |
| 4 | Jai Singh | IND | 9,349 | 2.10% | |
| 5 | Kalawati | IND | 2,619 | 0.60% | |
| 6 | Dharam Pal S/o Surjan | IND | 2,420 | 0.60% | |
| 7 | Ram Singh | IND | 2,011 | 0.50% | |
| 8 | Surender Urf Surender Kumar | IND | 1,693 | 0.40% | |
| 9 | Nihal Chand | ABRRP | 1,480 | 0.30% | |
| 10 | Hukum Singh | RPIK | 1,424 | 0.30% | |
| 11 | Ram Diya | IND | 1,221 | 0.30% | |
| 12 | Susheel Kumar | IND | 1,212 | 0.30% | |
| 13 | Amolak Raj | IND | 1,180 | 0.30% | |
| 14 | Laxmi Chand Chechi | INCU | 1,041 | 0.20% | |
| 15 | Suraj Bhan | IND | 889 | 0.20% | |
| 16 | Jasbir Singh | IND | 747 | 0.20% | |
| 17 | Kharaiti Lal | IND | 717 | 0.20% | |
| 18 | Raj Roop | IND | 692 | 0.20% | |
| 19 | Ami Lal | IND | 611 | 0.10% | |
| 20 | Kashmir Singh | IND | 544 | 0.10% | |
| 21 | Manphoola Urf Manphool Singh | IND | 526 | 0.10% | |
| 22 | Dharma Pal S/o Teka Ram | IND | 420 | 0.10% | |
| 23 | Gian Chand | IND | 404 | 0.10% | |
| 24 | Bala Ram Urf Balak Ram | IND | 330 | 0.10% |
Reconciliation
Candidate votes do not account for the published total. Closest residual is 8,835, whether NOTA is counted inside the total or outside it.
candidates 430,635 · NOTA n/a · published 439,470 · neither convention holds
Reconciliation failed
Constituency-wise results, Lok Sabha 1980
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- 2026-09-12