About Palwal Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Palwal, a city in the district by the same name, is the centre for cotton trading. It is also the headquarters of Palwal district. The city derives its name from a demon, 'Palwasur' who ruled the city during the reign of Pandavas. The total electorate in Palwal is 197976. The assembly constituency of Palwal belongs to Faridabad parliamentary constituency. Karan Singh Dalal was the MLA from the constituency since 1991 though not from the single party. Subhash Choudhary of INLD defeated Dalal of INC in the 2009 assembly elections. Choudhary bagged 51712 votes as against Dalal's 45040.
Sitting and Previous MLAs from Palwal Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Palwal assembly elections conducted so far.
Year | A.C No. | Assembly Constituency Name | Type | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
2014 | 84 | Palwal | GEN | Karan Singh Dalal | M | INC | 57423 | Deepak Mangla | M | BJP | 51781 |
2009 | 84 | Palwal | GEN | Subhash Choudhary | M | INLD | 51712 | Karan Singh Dalal | M | INC | 45040 |
2005 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Karan Singh Dalal | M | INC | 58074 | Subhash Chand | M | INLD | 29751 |
2000 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Karan Singh Dalal | M | RPI | 37539 | Devender Chauhan | M | INLD | 24487 |
1996 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Karan Singh Dalal | M | HVP | 40219 | Subhash Chaudhary | M | BSP | 13832 |
1991 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Karan Singh Dalal | M | HVP | 27882 | Nitya Nand Sharma | M | INC | 18008 |
1987 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Subhash Chand | M | LKD | 30602 | Kishan Chand | M | INC | 16139 |
1982 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Kalyan Singh | M | INC | 23463 | Subhash Chand | M | IND | 15232 |
1977 | 54 | Palwal | GEN | Mool Chand | M | JNP | 24127 | Kalyan Singh | M | INC | 14112 |
1972 | 48 | Palwal | GEN | Sham Lal | M | BAS | 24253 | Kalyan Singh | M | INC | 19919 |
1968 | 48 | Palwal | GEN | Roop Lal Mehta | M | INC | 19231 | Dhan Singh | M | SWA | 12102 |
1967 | 48 | Palwal | GEN | Dhan Singh | M | IND | 11374 | M. Chand | M | BJS | 11012 |