Sonipat

Demographic profile

There were a total of 2,51,087 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Sonipat Assembly constituency, of which 1,30,292 were male, 1,20,790 female and 5 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,16,117 registered voters, of which 1,13,656 were male, 1,02,459 female and 2 from the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 1,80,608 registered voters in this constituency, of which 95,250 were male and 85,358 female. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,30,175 which included 70,077 male and 60,098 female voters.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 581 in 2019, 273 in 2014 and 274 in 2009.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 927.07, in 2019 it was 901.48, 896.15 in 2014 and 857.60 in 2009.

The dominant community in Sonipat is: Punjabi/Sikh.

Poll dates

Sonipat Assembly constituency went to the polls in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted on Monday, October 21, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 and the results were declared on Sunday, October 19, 2014.

In 2009, Sonipat voted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Extent

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 31. Sonipat Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Sonipat district of Haryana: PC Raipur of Sonipat-I KC and Sonipat (Municipal Council) of Sonipat Tehsil.)

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in Sonipat constituency was 57.6%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 64%, while it was 68.71% in 2014 and 62.8% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -6.4% compared to the 2019 turnout.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, Surender Panwar of INC won in this constituency beating Kavita Jain of BJP by a margin of 32,878 votes which was 24.63% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Kavita Jain of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Dev Raj Diwan of INC by a margin of 25,810 votes which was 20.8% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Kavita Jain of BJP won this seat defeating Anil Kumar Thakkar of INC by a margin of 2,657 votes which was 3.25% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, Surender Panwar of INC had a vote share of 59.51% in this seat. In 2014, Kavita Jain of BJP secured a vote share of 45.79% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Kavita Jain of BJP got a vote share of 46.43% in Sonipat.