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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1972
Arya Pura
Winner — 1972
RAM CHANDER SHARMA
CPI· Left
CPI 52.1%BJS 39.8%5 others 8.1%
Votes
10,697
52.1% share
Winning margin
2,525
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.9%
of 28,564
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDER SHARMA | Left | 10,697 | 52.1% |
| 2 | HEM RAJ MALHOTRA | Grand Alliance | 8,172 | 39.8% |
| 3 | KISHAN SINGH | 851 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | DHOOMI MAL | IND | 559 | 2.7% |
| 5 | B.N. DIPAK | 125 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SURINDER SINGH | IND | 95 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BHAGAT AMI CHAND | 39 | 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.
Average turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
45th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.1%BJS 39.8%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hospitality Services🏺Tourism (Medical & Religious)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.