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Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

SUCHETA KRIPALANI
INC 73.7%BJS 21.9%3 others 4.5%
Votes
76,540
73.7% share
Winning margin
53,814
51.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,03,914
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUCHETA KRIPALANI
76,54073.7%
2
BAL RAJ
22,72621.9%
3
GURCHARAN KAUR
IND
3,7713.6%
4
C. P. AGGARWAL
IND
8770.8%
5
MANMOHINI SAHGAL
IND
00.0%

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 (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
51.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.7% · max 51.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
4th of 7

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 7

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
2nd of 7

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 73.7%BJS 21.9%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

39 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Dry Fruits & Spices
Red Fort

Red Fort

Heritage SiteWikidata
Ajmeri Gate

Ajmeri Gate

🏛️MonumentASI

Ajmeri Gate

Delhi Gate

Delhi Gate

🏛️MonumentASI

Delhi Gate

Delhi fort or Lal Qila, Naubat Khana, Diwan-i-am, Mumtaz Mahal' Rang Mahal, Baithak,Musaman Burj,…

Delhi fort or Lal Qila, Naubat Khana, Diwan-i-am, Mumtaz Mahal' Rang Mahal, Baithak,Musaman Burj,…

🏛️MonumentASI

Delhi fort or Lal Qila, Naubat Khana, Diwan-i-am, Mumtaz Mahal' Rang Mahal, Baithak,Musaman Burj, diwan-i-Khas' Moti Masjid, Sawan Bhadon ,Shah Burj, Hammam with all surrounding including the gardens, paths, terraces and water courses.

🏛️

D’Eremao Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

D’Eremao Cemetery

Fortification Wall Asad Burj, Water gate, Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Jahangiri Gate, Chhattra Bazar,…

Fortification Wall Asad Burj, Water gate, Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Jahangiri Gate, Chhattra Bazar,…

🏛️MonumentASI

Fortification Wall Asad Burj, Water gate, Delhi Gate, Lahori Gate, Jahangiri Gate, Chhattra Bazar, Baoli

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