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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1977
Najafgarh
Winner — 1977
BHARAT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 60.1%JNP 34.1%4 others 5.8%
Votes
37,076
60.1% share
Winning margin
16,008
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.4%
of 1,09,358
Najafgarh is a safe seat — BHARAT SINGH won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARAT SINGH | INC | 37,076 | 60.1% |
| 2 | MAHINDER SINGH | Janata | 21,068 | 34.1% |
| 3 | JAWAHAR LAL | IND | 1,766 | 2.9% |
| 4 | R.S. KAPLA | IND | 876 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MUNSHI RAM | IND | 832 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAJ SINGH | IND | 107 | 0.2% |
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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 3.4% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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52nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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19th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.1%JNP 34.1%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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