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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Tughlaqabad
Winner — 1972
PREM SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.3%BJS 44.9%3 others 6.8%
Votes
16,407
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,139
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.6%
of 57,010
A closely fought contest. PREM SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM SINGH | Congress (R) | 16,407 | 48.3% |
| 2 | KALKA DASS | Grand Alliance | 15,268 | 44.9% |
| 3 | DEV DATT | 1,447 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | MANGAL RAM | 651 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | CHHOTEY LAL | IND | 228 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 3.4% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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52nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
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42nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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19th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJS 44.9%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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