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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BHAJ | Janata | 10,116 | 71.8% |
| 2 | JAGDISH CHANDER | INC | 3,450 | 24.5% |
| 3 | IQBAL MARWAH | IND | 527 | 3.7% |
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
safe47.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 5.1% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
9th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 70Where 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 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?
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.