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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1977

R.K. Puram

Winner — 1977

RAM BHAJ
JNP· Janata
JNP 71.8%INC 24.5%1 others 3.7%
Votes
10,116
71.8% share
Winning margin
6,666
47.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
39.9%
of 35,313

R.K. Puram is a safe seat — RAM BHAJ won by 47.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM BHAJ
Janata
10,11671.8%
2
JAGDISH CHANDER
INC
3,45024.5%
3
IQBAL MARWAH
IND
5273.7%

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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 5.1% · max 49.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
9th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 71.8%INC 24.5%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware

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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