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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1977

Ajmeri Gate

Winner — 1977

SANWAL DASS GUPTA
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.7%INC 36.6%2 others 17.7%
Votes
10,372
45.7% share
Winning margin
2,056
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.2%
of 35,903

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANWAL DASS GUPTA
Janata
10,37245.7%
2
MIRZA SIDDIQ ALI
INC
8,31636.6%
3
HAFIZ SHAFIQUR REHMAN
IND
3,05513.5%
4
ANWAT ALI DELHVI
IND
9524.2%

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 (54th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.8% · max 49.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
54th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
45th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.7%INC 36.6%IND 13.5%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

14 locations
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Ashoka'a pillar on Bridge at Firozabad

Ashoka'a pillar on Bridge at Firozabad

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Ashoka'a pillar on Bridge at Firozabad

Bara Pulah bridge near Nizammudin

Bara Pulah bridge near Nizammudin

🏛️MonumentASI

Bara Pulah bridge near Nizammudin

Kotla Feroz Shah Ferozabad remaining walls, bastions and gateways and gardens, the old Mosque, and…

Kotla Feroz Shah Ferozabad remaining walls, bastions and gateways and gardens, the old Mosque, and…

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Kotla Feroz Shah Ferozabad remaining walls, bastions and gateways and gardens, the old Mosque, and wall

Lal Darwaza, the northern gate of the outer walls of the Delhi of Shershah.

Lal Darwaza, the northern gate of the outer walls of the Delhi of Shershah.

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Lal Darwaza, the northern gate of the outer walls of the Delhi of Shershah.

Nila Gumbaz outside the south corner of the enclosure of Humayun's tomb.

Nila Gumbaz outside the south corner of the enclosure of Humayun's tomb.

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Nila Gumbaz outside the south corner of the enclosure of Humayun's tomb.

Portion of the City Wall of Shahajanabad, near Delhi Gate

Portion of the City Wall of Shahajanabad, near Delhi Gate

🏛️MonumentASI

Portion of the City Wall of Shahajanabad, near Delhi Gate

The Gate way of Arab Sarai facing East towards the tomb of Humayun

The Gate way of Arab Sarai facing East towards the tomb of Humayun

🏛️MonumentASI

The Gate way of Arab Sarai facing East towards the tomb of Humayun

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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