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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 39 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Palwal

Winner — 1957

BHULE RAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
GURDATT
INC· 46,099 votes
INC 31.3%INC 30.3%4 others 38.5%
Votes
47,582
31.3% share
Winning margin
24,192
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,32,485

Palwal is a safe seat — BHULE RAM won by 15.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHULE RAM
47,58231.3%
2
GURDATT
46,09930.3%
3
MOOL CHAND
23,39015.4%
4
RAM PARSHAND
18,64112.2%
5
KULVIR SINGH
IND
11,5067.6%
6
KUNDAN LAL
IND
5,0433.3%

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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
75th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.24
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
84th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.3%INC 30.3%BJS 15.4%BJS 12.2%IND 7.6%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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