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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1972
Lajpat Nagar
Winner — 1972
ARCHNA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.1%BJS 46.9%1 others 3.0%
Votes
17,908
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,127
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.2%
of 50,185
A closely fought contest. ARCHNA won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCHNA | Congress (R) | 17,908 | 50.1% |
| 2 | RAM LAL VERMA | Grand Alliance | 16,781 | 47.0% |
| 3 | MOHAN SINGH | 1,055 | 3.0% |
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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.7% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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23rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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17th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%BJS 47.0%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
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