BJP leading in Greater Faridabad region with 6 out of 8 seats

Note: This story is correct as of 23:19 IST

1. The Seatshare Story

BJP won 6 of the total 8 seats - an increase of 3 seats from the 2014 election. Congress came in second: it bagged 1 seats, a fall of 2 from the previous election. Others lagged further behind: it bagged 1 seats, unchanged from the previous election.

2. Vote share

BJP's voteshare was 45.2%, an increase of 6.4% from the previous election. Congress had 36.2% voteshare: an increase of 10.4% from the previous election. Others had 15.6% voteshare: a fall of 3.2% from the previous election. JJP had 2.1% voteshare: an increase of 2.1% from the previous election.

3. Margin of victory

The median margin of victory increased from 6.65% in 2014 to 14.0%, indicating a relatively less competitive election.

BJP had a relatively high median victory margin of 17.0%, and won most of the seats it contested with a comfortable margin. Congress had a relatively low median victory margin of 2.0%, and won most of the seats it did with a narrow margin.

4. Constituency-wise results

Constituency-wise results for Greater Faridabad are included in the table below:

AC Name	Leading Candidate	Leading Party	Lead Margin
Badkhal	SEEMA TRIKHA	Bharatiya Janata Party	2545
Ballabhgarh	MOOL CHAND SHARMA	Bharatiya Janata Party	41713
Faridabad	Narender Gupta	Bharatiya Janata Party	21713
Faridabad Nit	NEERAJ SHARMA	Indian National Congress	3242
Hodal (SC)	JAGDISH NAYAR	Bharatiya Janata Party	3387
Palwal	DEEPAK MANGLA	Bharatiya Janata Party	28296
Prithla	NAYAN PAL RAWAT	Independent	16429
Tigaon	RAJESH NAGAR	Bharatiya Janata Party	33841