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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1957

Palampur

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Winner — 1957

PARTAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.7%CPI 34.6%3 others 22.7%
Votes
11,449
42.7% share
Winning margin
2,173
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.8%
of 61,254

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARTAP SINGH
INC
11,44942.7%
2
BANSI RAM
CPI
9,27634.6%
3
RATTAN NATH
IND
4,16715.5%
4
THAKAR DAS
IND
9823.7%
5
BAKHTAWAR CHAND
IND
9513.5%

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

Average turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.8% · max 49.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
65th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
67th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%CPI 34.6%IND 15.5%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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