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Delhi · PC 7 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Karol Bagh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MEIRA KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 52.5%BJP 38.0%40 others 9.5%
Votes
1,51,336
52.5% share
Winning margin
41,890
14.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,88,100
Candidates
42
Seat history
All Candidates
42 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEIRA KUMAR | INC | 1,51,336 | 52.5% |
| 2 | KALKA DAS | BJP | 1,09,446 | 38.0% |
| 3 | NATHU PRASAD | United Front | 10,983 | 3.8% |
| 4 | B.R. TAMTA | AIIC(T) | 5,211 | 1.8% |
| 5 | OM PRAKASH | 1,577 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | PARTAP SINGH | JP | 1,500 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SOPAT RAI BODH | IND | 888 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KAMAL KISHORE | IND | 505 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SHIV PRASAD MARMAT | BSP(R) | 421 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ISHWAR DASS | IND | 415 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DORI LAL SHANKAR | IND | 413 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BRIJ LAL | IND | 324 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HEM RAJ (DOLL) | IND | 319 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BHAL SINGH | IND | 297 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAM BAHADUR | RMEP | 294 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAJENDER PRASAD RAO | IND | 274 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KESHAR DEVI MORYA | IND | 273 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DAULAT RAM | 253 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | RAM CHANDER SAIN | BPM | 231 | 0.1% |
| 20 | GIAN SAROOP | IND | 222 | 0.1% |
| 21 | PARINITA AZAD | IND | 211 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KAKA JOGINDER SINGH @ DHARTI PAKAD | IND | 206 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SANJAY KUMAR | IND | 204 | 0.1% |
| 24 | HEM RAJ (CART) | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 25 | CHANDER SAIN | IND | 189 | 0.1% |
| 26 | BHAGWAN DASS (DRUM) | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 27 | VED PARKASH | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 28 | ASHOK KUMAR(GOTEWALA) | BKD(J) | 151 | 0.1% |
| 29 | R.S.RAWAT | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 30 | BABU LAL TORY | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 31 | CHETENDER | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 32 | RAI SAHIB SONI | IND | 125 | 0.0% |
| 33 | CH. KALU RAM | IND | 125 | 0.0% |
| 34 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 124 | 0.0% |
| 35 | PURAN CHAND | ABSR | 122 | 0.0% |
| 36 | SUKHI RAM | IND | 118 | 0.0% |
| 37 | ROSHAN LAL | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
| 38 | GANESH DUTT | ABMSKP | 96 | 0.0% |
| 39 | BHAGWAN DASS (BOAT) | IND | 81 | 0.0% |
| 40 | GOKAL CHAND | IND | 62 | 0.0% |
| 41 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 42 | LOKENDER KUMAR MOHAN PURIA | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.0% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
6th of 7How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 7How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 7How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%BJP 38.0%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
29 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hospitality Services🏺Tourism (Medical & Religious)
Area between Balban Khan's Tomb & Jamali Kamali
🏛️MonumentASI
Area between Balban Khan's Tomb & Jamali Kamali
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