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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Wazirabad

Winner — 1977

MOOL CHAND
INC· INC
INC 48.8%JNP 46.7%5 others 4.5%
Votes
23,408
48.8% share
Winning margin
1,028
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.6%
of 96,707

A closely fought contest. MOOL CHAND won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOOL CHAND
INC
23,40848.8%
2
PRABHU DAYAL
Janata
22,38046.7%
3
RAM PHAL
IND
6751.4%
4
BALWANT SINGH ATAKAN
IND
5141.1%
5
ROSHAN LAL
IND
5081.1%
6
CHATTER
IND
3250.7%
7
LAKHPAT
IND
1580.3%

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.

High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 2.1% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
8th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
69th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%JNP 46.7%OTH 4.5%

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
Tomb of Razya Begum in Mohalla Bulbuli Khana

Tomb of Razya Begum in Mohalla Bulbuli Khana

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Razya Begum in Mohalla Bulbuli Khana

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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