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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1977

Shakur Basti

Winner — 1977

RAM GOPAL SISODIA
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.5%INC 38.1%5 others 9.4%
Votes
18,445
52.5% share
Winning margin
5,064
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.5%
of 62,169

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM GOPAL SISODIA
Janata
18,44552.5%
2
SATISH KUMAR
INC
13,38138.1%
3
RAM MEHAR
IND
1,1103.2%
4
ATTAR SINGH YADAV
IND
9152.6%
5
GANGA PRASAD AMBEDKAR
RPK
7492.1%
6
INDER KUMAR GARG
IND
4241.2%
7
J. ARUN KUMAR
IND
990.3%

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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.7% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
39th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
49th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.5%INC 38.1%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,82,320
Density
27730 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
21 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.5%Muslim 33.4%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.1%
Electricity99.0%
Sanitation90.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.5%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate83.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel98.8%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Dry Fruits & Spices
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D’Eremao Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

D’Eremao Cemetery

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Portion of City Wall near which Brigadier General Jhon Nicholson was mortally wounded on 14th Sept.…

🏛️MonumentASI

Portion of City Wall near which Brigadier General Jhon Nicholson was mortally wounded on 14th Sept. 1857

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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