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Winner — 1972
RAM NARAIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.1%BJS 40.3%2 others 3.6%
Votes
17,373
56.1% share
Winning margin
4,899
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.6%
of 47,243
Shahdara is a safe seat — RAM NARAIN won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARAIN | Congress (R) | 17,373 | 56.1% |
| 2 | PARMESHWARI DASS | Grand Alliance | 12,474 | 40.3% |
| 3 | KHEM CHAND | 899 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | TIRATH RAM | IND | 226 | 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 (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
16th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
14th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.1%BJS 40.3%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
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