Rai is assembly constituency number 29 in Haryana, in Sonipat district, and one of the segments of the Sonipat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Krishna Gahlawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 46.1% of the vote, 4,673 votes ahead of Jai Bhagwan Antil (INC).
- 01Krishna GahlawatBJP64,61446.08%
- 02Jai Bhagwan AntilINC59,94142.75%
- 03Prateek Rajkumar SharmaIndependent12,2628.74%
- 04Parmod DahiyaINLD7070.50%
- 05Rahul KiroriwalIndependent6350.45%
- 9 other candidates · 1,574 votesNOTA · 486 (0.35%)
Margin 4,673 votes · 3.33% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,40,219 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna GahlawatFemale · 72 yrs | BJP | 64,614 | 46.08% |
| 2 | Jai Bhagwan AntilMale · 46 yrs | INC | 59,941 | 42.75% |
| 3 | Prateek Rajkumar SharmaMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 12,262 | 8.74% |
| 4 | Parmod DahiyaMale · 40 yrs | INLD | 707 | 0.50% |
| 5 | Rahul KiroriwalMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 635 | 0.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 486 | 0.35% |
| 6 | SitenderMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 400 | 0.29% |
| 7 | BijenderMale · 51 yrs | JNJP | 306 | 0.22% |
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| 8 | Rajesh SarohaMale · 51 yrs | AAP | 281 | 0.20% |
| 9 | Devender SinghMale · 58 yrs | SUCI | 225 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Sant Dharamveer ChotivalaMale · 53 yrs | YGATLSIP | 102 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Sandeep KumarMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 74 | 0.05% |
| 12 | Bijender KumarMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 66 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Rajesh KumarMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 60 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Mukesh TapsiMale · 45 yrs · SC | RMDVP | 60 | 0.04% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rai result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohan Lal Badoli | BJP | 45,377 | 37.99% |
| 2 | Jai Tirath | INC | 42,715 | 35.76% |
| 3 | Ajit Antil | JNJP | 17,137 | 14.35% |
| 4 | Raj Kumar Sharma | LTSP | 8,422 | 7.05% |
| 5 | Pramjeet | BSP | 2,890 | 2.42% |
| 6 | Inderjit | INLD | 637 | 0.53% |
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| 7 | Sunil Kumar S/o Bhim Singh | BHSMWPA | 540 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Sohan Parashar | MYSP | 460 | 0.39% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 287 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Comrade Jaikaran | SUCI(C) | 206 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Mohan Lal | Independent | 175 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Sunil Kumar S/o Ishwar Singh | JD(U) | 165 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Bijender Kumar | Independent | 123 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Mohan Antil | AIFB | 112 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Sunil Kumar S/o Gulab Singh | JMBP | 107 | 0.09% |
| 15 | Mukesh Tapsi | RMDVP | 102 | 0.09% |
Rai result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai Tirath | INC | 36,703 | 31.23% |
| 2 | Inderjeet | INLD | 36,700 | 31.22% |
| 3 | Krishna Gahlawat | BJP | 34,523 | 29.37% |
| 4 | Ranjit Kaushik | HJCBL | 3,299 | 2.81% |
| 5 | Satyapal Chauhan | BSP | 2,837 | 2.41% |
| 6 | Paramjeet | Independent | 646 | 0.55% |
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| 7 | Comrade Devender Singh | SUCI | 542 | 0.46% |
| 8 | Rakesh Kumar Sauda | Independent | 540 | 0.46% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 477 | 0.41% |
| 9 | Sandeep Kumar | Independent | 411 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Sunil Kumar | Independent | 391 | 0.33% |
| 11 | Bhagwandas | Independent | 232 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Rajbir | Independent | 125 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Naveen Kumar | Independent | 37 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Balbir | SMBHP | 37 | 0.03% |
| 15 | Jagbir Singh | Independent | 37 | 0.03% |
Rai result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jai Tirath | INC | 35,514 | 41.12% |
| 2 | Inderjit | INLD | 30,848 | 35.72% |
| 3 | Ranjit Singh | HJCBL | 10,336 | 11.97% |
| 4 | Narayan Dutt | BSP | 4,747 | 5.50% |
| 5 | Rajpal | BJP | 2,740 | 3.17% |
| 6 | Sushil Kumar Alias Binnu | Independent | 679 | 0.79% |
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| 7 | Ravinder Nath | Independent | 479 | 0.55% |
| 8 | Comred Devender Singh | Independent | 337 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Bijender Kumar | Independent | 319 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Ishwar | LJP | 236 | 0.27% |
| 11 | Krishan Kumar | RPI(A) | 122 | 0.14% |
Rai outlined in orange among the other Haryana seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Sonipat district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rai is one of the assembly segments of Sonipat. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sonipat candidates.
- Mohan Lal BadoliBJP64,151 49.3%
- Satpal BrahamchariINC62,070 47.7%
- Anoop SinghINLD970 0.7%
- Umesh KumarBSP705 0.5%
- Bhupender Singh MalikJNJP486 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 2,081 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rai.
Who won the Rai assembly seat in 2024?
Krishna Gahlawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rai in the 2024 Haryana assembly election with 64,614 votes, which was 46.08% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rai?
The margin was 4,673 votes (3.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jai Bhagwan Antil of the Indian National Congress with 59,941 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rai in 2024?
Turnout was 69.97%: 1,40,229 of 2,00,410 registered electors voted, across 218 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rai part of?
Rai is an assembly segment of the Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mohan Lal Badoli got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rai a reserved constituency?
No. Rai is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rai?
The Haryana assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Haryana assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Sonipat population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
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- Haryana Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Haryana districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, HaryanaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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