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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1967

Palwal

Winner — 1967

DHAN SINGH
IND
IND 26.8%BJS 25.9%3 others 47.3%
Votes
11,374
26.8% share
Winning margin
362
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.3%
of 60,436

Palwal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 362 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHAN SINGH
IND
11,37426.8%
2
M. CHAND
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
11,01225.9%
3
R. MEHTA
INC
10,84325.5%
4
D. PARKASH
IND
5,82513.7%
5
B. RAM
IND
3,4118.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (62nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.3% · max 21.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
26th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.8%BJS 25.9%INC 25.5%IND 13.7%IND 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,43,931
Density
438 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,983 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.5%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water67.3%
Electricity87.7%
Sanitation71.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.2%
Children fully vaccinated85.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate77.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance27.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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