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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1977
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 1977
SOM NATH
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.5%INC 34.6%6 others 13.9%
Votes
13,152
51.5% share
Winning margin
4,303
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.0%
of 46,445
Gandhi Nagar is a safe seat — SOM NATH won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOM NATH | Janata | 13,152 | 51.5% |
| 2 | KARTAR SINGH SOKHI | INC | 8,849 | 34.6% |
| 3 | JAI DEV | IND | 2,242 | 8.8% |
| 4 | KAWAL KISHORE | IND | 387 | 1.5% |
| 5 | GOPAL LAL SRIVASTAVA | IND | 326 | 1.3% |
| 6 | OM PARKASH JAIN | IND | 321 | 1.3% |
| 7 | PRATAP SINGH | IND | 174 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SHRI BHAGWAN | IND | 91 | 0.4% |
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 (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.3% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
20th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.5%INC 34.6%IND 8.8%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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