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Haryana · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1996

Palwal

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Winner — 1996

KARAN SINGH DALAL
HVP· BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
HVP 50.6%BSP 17.4%19 others 31.9%
Votes
40,219
50.6% share
Winning margin
26,387
33.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,17,962

Palwal is a safe seat — KARAN SINGH DALAL won by 33.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARAN SINGH DALAL
HVP
BJP-HVP Alliance (Haryana, 1996)
40,21950.6%
2
SUBHASH CHAUDHARY
BSP
BSP
13,83217.4%
3
KISHAN CHAND
INC
INC
9,80812.3%
4
DEVENDER SINGH CHAUHAN
SLAP
7,2039.1%
5
SUBHASH CHANDER
IND
5,3516.7%
6
BALKISHAN SAINI
JD
United Front
6600.8%
7
MASTER GIRRAJ SINGH
IND
5560.7%
8
RAM SARUP
IND
3420.4%
9
BHARAT RAM
AIIC(T)
2700.3%
10
KUNWAR
IND
2620.3%
11
DHARAMVIR TEWATIA
IND
2100.3%
12
RAKESH
IND
1650.2%
13
BALJIT
IND
1070.1%
14
SHIV OM
IND
800.1%
15
SITA RAM
IND
680.1%
16
BABU RAM
IND
630.1%
17
RAM SARAN
IND
570.1%
18
RAJ SINGH KHUTELA
IND
500.1%
19
DEV KUMAR ANAND
IND
420.1%
20
HARI LAL
IND
410.1%
21
BIMLA DEVI
IND
390.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
33.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
86th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HVP 50.6%BSP 17.4%INC 12.3%SLAP 9.1%IND 6.7%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,34,445
Density
342 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,778 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.9%
Electricity86.2%
Sanitation56.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated72.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate78.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.0%
Clean cooking fuel36.6%
Health insurance28.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cattle Feed🏺Milk Product🏺Mining & Crushing equipment for Minerals & Stones (Jaws and Screens, etc)🏺Plastic Products🏺Wooden Handicraft Items (Gift item, Furniture etc.)

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