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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1972

Ram Nagar

Winner — 1972

SATYA PRAKASH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.0%BJS 41.6%5 others 2.4%
Votes
13,387
56.0% share
Winning margin
3,426
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.5%
of 27,345

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA PRAKASH
Congress (R)
13,38756.0%
2
GOVIND RAM VERMA
Grand Alliance
9,96141.6%
3
BANARSI DASS
1780.7%
4
JOGINDER SINGH
IND
1500.6%
5
DEWAN CHAND
IND
1370.6%
6
GANGA RAM
IND
610.3%
7
NIHAL SINGH KAIN
IND
450.2%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
67th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
35th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%BJS 41.6%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,09,346
Density
27132 / km²
Sex ratio
884 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
63 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.2%
Electricity99.5%
Sanitation93.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Goods🏺Readymade clothes/garments
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Internal buildings of Siri Mohammadi wali-Kh. No. 14 Shahpur Jat Makhdum ki Kh. No. 255 Shahpur Jat…

🏛️MonumentASI

Internal buildings of Siri Mohammadi wali-Kh. No. 14 Shahpur Jat Makhdum ki Kh. No. 255 Shahpur Jat Thana wala Shahpur Jat

Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

Moth-ki-Masjid

Moth-ki-Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Moth-ki-Masjid

Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

Tomb of Bhura Khan

Tomb of Bhura Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Bhura Khan

Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

🏛️MonumentASI

Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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