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Delhi · PC 7 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Karol Bagh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
MEIRA KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 48.8%BJP 47.2%14 others 4.0%
Votes
1,45,887
48.8% share
Winning margin
4,826
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,99,030
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEIRA KUMAR | INC | 1,45,887 | 48.8% |
| 2 | SURENDER PAL RATAWAL | NDA | 1,41,061 | 47.2% |
| 3 | SAHTAM SINGH | 5,821 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | HEMRAJ ARYA | 1,796 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | DESH RAJ | 731 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | LALA RAM | IND | 721 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KAMLA DEVI | BPM | 592 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BIMLA DEVI | IND | 578 | 0.2% |
| 9 | HARISH CHANDER | RAM | 434 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GOPAL CHAUHAN | RRCD | 343 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BHAL SINGH | IND | 272 | 0.1% |
| 12 | K.R. SUNDA | SHSP | 235 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAM SINGH BHATI | IND | 232 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 15 | DURGA PRASHAD | IND | 88 | 0.0% |
| 16 | B.R. SAGAR | IND | 86 | 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
safe1.6%
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 48.8%BJP 47.2%OTH 4.0%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.