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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1972
Matia Mahal
Winner — 1972
SIKANDER BAKHT
NCO 31.2%IND 28.5%5 others 40.3%
Votes
6,495
31.2% share
Winning margin
571
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.2%
of 26,606
A closely fought contest. SIKANDER BAKHT won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIKANDER BAKHT | 6,495 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | MOHAMMED ZAFAR ALI | IND | 5,924 | 28.5% |
| 3 | JP SHARMA | Grand Alliance | 5,466 | 26.3% |
| 4 | KHALIQ ANJUM | Congress (R) | 2,596 | 12.5% |
| 5 | V.P. DHINGRA | IND | 123 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DAULAT RAM | 115 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | MADAN LAL | IND | 97 | 0.5% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.4% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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30th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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32nd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 31.2%IND 28.5%BJS 26.3%INC 12.5%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,92,958
Density
5446 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
421 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity98.9%
Sanitation91.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.5%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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