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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1972
Patel Nagar
Winner — 1972
VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 53.4%INC 45.5%6 others 1.1%
Votes
12,827
53.4% share
Winning margin
1,899
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.2%
of 30,333
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA | Grand Alliance | 12,827 | 53.4% |
| 2 | SAVITA BEHAN | Congress (R) | 10,928 | 45.5% |
| 3 | PURSOTAM KUMAR | IND | 64 | 0.3% |
| 4 | NEBH RAJ | 60 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | NANAK CHAND | IND | 49 | 0.2% |
| 6 | MOHINDER SINGH CHHABRA | Grand Alliance | 43 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAMESH CHANDER | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BACHITAR SINGH OBEROI | IND | 16 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 23.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
6th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 53.4%INC 45.5%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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