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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972
Shakurbasti
Winner — 1972
SRI CHAND
CPI· Left
CPI 57.6%BJS 38.3%5 others 4.1%
Votes
27,630
57.6% share
Winning margin
9,287
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.4%
of 71,128
Shakurbasti is a safe seat — SRI CHAND won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRI CHAND | Left | 27,630 | 57.6% |
| 2 | BANARSI DAS | Grand Alliance | 18,343 | 38.3% |
| 3 | DHARAM PAL GANDHI | 964 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | S. N. PRAKASH | IND | 579 | 1.2% |
| 5 | LAXMI NARAIN | 218 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | HARKIRAT SINGH | IND | 113 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KISHAN LAL | IND | 96 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.3% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
61st of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 57.6%BJS 38.3%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
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