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South Delhi

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SUSHMA SWARAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 55.6%INC 34.1%69 others 10.3%
Votes
2,94,570
55.6% share
Winning margin
1,14,006
21.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,29,509
Candidates
71
Seat history

All Candidates

71 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUSHMA SWARAJ
BJP
2,94,57055.6%
2
KAPIL SIBAL
INC
1,80,56434.1%
3
MANOJ PRABHAKAR
AIIC(T)
17,6903.3%
4
RAJ SINGH MAAN
United Front
12,0182.3%
5
DINES JAIN
JP
1,9550.4%
6
SANJEEV ARORA
ICS
1,7470.3%
7
JYOTI RINDRA CHAKRAVARTI
IND
9660.2%
8
MITTAR SEN
8980.2%
9
LADHA RAM KAPOOR
IND
7920.1%
10
MAHENDER SINGH BAWA
JSTP
7670.1%
11
GOPAL CHATURVEDI
IND
7640.1%
12
CH. RAMESH BASOYA
IND
7380.1%
13
HAZI M. FAROOQ
SABJAN
7360.1%
14
A.K MAHAJAN
SMP
7050.1%
15
BHUDEV SINGH
IND
6450.1%
16
LALIT KUMAR TANWAR
IND
6400.1%
17
CHANDER PARKASH SACHDEVA
IND
6220.1%
18
BRIJ RAJ CHUG
IND
6130.1%
19
MUSHIR AHMED
IND
6020.1%
20
NARENDER DEV
IND
6000.1%
21
JEEWAN SINGH
IND
5840.1%
22
ASHOK GAUTAM
IND
5700.1%
23
J.N CHAUDHARY
IND
5190.1%
24
BAL CHAND
ABDD
5170.1%
25
SUDARSHAN KUMAR CHAWLA
IND
4660.1%
26
ONKAR NATH CHOPRA
IND
4410.1%
27
ASHOK KUMAR SINDHI
IND
3410.1%
28
D.D BHARAL
ABMSKP
3340.1%
29
SITA RAM BHARDWAJ
IND
3280.1%
30
MAHESH GUPTA (ADVOCATE)
3240.1%
31
SIS RAM
IND
3240.1%
32
JEEWAT PRASAD GUPTA
IND
2570.1%
33
ARCHANA DAS
IND
2520.1%
34
SANJAY BHASIN
RAM
2470.1%
35
RAVI KUMAR
ABSR
2380.0%
36
HARBHAJAN SINGH
IND
2320.0%
37
DALJIT SINGH BAWA
2310.0%
38
PARAMAHANSA
IND
2260.0%
39
OM PARKASH JULLIE
IND
2190.0%
40
T. VARADARAJAN
IND
2170.0%
41
SHAM SINGH BABA VIDYARTHI
HNP
2120.0%
42
B. SINGH GEHLOT
BKD(J)
2030.0%
43
ASHA RANI BHARTI
IND
1990.0%
44
NARENDER KAUR
IND
1910.0%
45
KULDEEP SINGH
IND
1880.0%
46
AGGARWAL MALA RANI
IND
1780.0%
47
RAJ KUMAR
RSDP
1770.0%
48
TARA CHAND
IND
1760.0%
49
AVTAR SINGH
IND
1720.0%
50
ASRAR JAMIYAI
IND
1600.0%
51
RAJ KUMAR
IND
1560.0%
52
KAKA JOGINDER SINGH ALIAS DHARTI PAKAD
IND
1530.0%
53
PANKAJ MALHOTRA
IND
1520.0%
54
J.R. BUDHIRAJA (NETAJI)
IND
1320.0%
55
BALBIR SINGH BIR
IND
1310.0%
56
B. KANTA RAO
ISC
1290.0%
57
GIRDHARI KAPOOR
IND
1290.0%
58
AWRAM SINGH ALIAS AHIVARAN SINGH
IND
1230.0%
59
RAJAN DHINGRA
IND
1220.0%
60
HARISH
IND
1220.0%
61
MANJEET SINGH PANJA
IND
1140.0%
62
HARI DUTT SHARMA
IND
1000.0%
63
VIJAY SHARMA
IND
970.0%
64
BHARAT BHUSHAN
IND
960.0%
65
BANSI LAL THAREJA
IND
890.0%
66
VEDPAL SHASTRI
IND
830.0%
67
D.N MANCHANDA
PPNMS
540.0%
68
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
530.0%
69
AMIR SINGH BHATIA
IND
490.0%
70
SHIRINIWAS
IND
400.0%
71
YOGESHWAR DAVAR
IND
300.0%

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.

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.3% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
1st of 7

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 7

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
7th of 7

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.6%INC 34.1%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,41,624
Density
36155 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
62 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 68.2%Muslim 29.3%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.7%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation95.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.4%
Women literate85.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance28.2%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Apparels (Jackets & Jeans)
Ashokan Pillar South of Hindu Rao Hospital

Ashokan Pillar South of Hindu Rao Hospital

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan Pillar South of Hindu Rao Hospital

Chauburji, situated between mosque, the Flag Staff and Hindu Rao’s House on Ridge, Delhi

Chauburji, situated between mosque, the Flag Staff and Hindu Rao’s House on Ridge, Delhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Chauburji, situated between mosque, the Flag Staff and Hindu Rao’s House on Ridge, Delhi

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Enclosure containing the grave of Lt. Edwards and others, murdered in 1857.

🏛️MonumentASI

Enclosure containing the grave of Lt. Edwards and others, murdered in 1857.

Flag Staff Tower

Flag Staff Tower

🏛️MonumentASI

Flag  Staff Tower

Neighbouring Bridge Wazirabad

Neighbouring Bridge Wazirabad

🏛️MonumentASI

Neighbouring Bridge Wazirabad

Old Baoli immediately to the west of Hindu Rao's House.

Old Baoli immediately to the west of Hindu Rao's House.

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Baoli immediately to the west of Hindu Rao's House.

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Rajpur (Mutiny cemetery)

Rajpur (Mutiny cemetery)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rajpur (Mutiny cemetery)

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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