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Winner — 1972
MANGE RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.4%BJS 21.7%2 others 20.9%
Votes
13,007
57.4% share
Winning margin
8,101
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.1%
of 38,964
Palam is a safe seat — MANGE RAM won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANGE RAM | Congress (R) | 13,007 | 57.4% |
| 2 | RAM DHAN | Grand Alliance | 4,906 | 21.7% |
| 3 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 2,926 | 12.9% |
| 4 | THAN SINGH | 1,811 | 8.0% |
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.
Low turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
65th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%BJS 21.7%IND 12.9%NCO 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,82,320
Density
27730 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
21 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.5%Muslim 33.4%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.1%
Electricity99.0%
Sanitation90.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.5%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate83.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel98.8%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
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