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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1962
Panipat
Winner — 1962
FATEH CHAND
BJS 42.3%INC 41.6%5 others 16.1%
Votes
19,939
42.3% share
Winning margin
304
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.2%
of 69,158
Panipat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 304 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATEH CHAND | 19,939 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | PARMA NAND | INC | 19,635 | 41.6% |
| 3 | RAGHBIR | Left | 3,578 | 7.6% |
| 4 | RAN SINGH | IND | 1,941 | 4.1% |
| 5 | DESA | Swatantra Party | 1,458 | 3.1% |
| 6 | CHATTAR SINGH | REP | 368 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RALLA RAM | IND | 227 | 0.5% |
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 (87th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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87th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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17th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 42.3%INC 41.6%CPI 7.6%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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