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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1977
Sarai Rohilla
Winner — 1977
D.D. VASISHT
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.5%CPI 42.5%6 others 11.1%
Votes
12,725
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,093
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.1%
of 47,118
A closely fought contest. D.D. VASISHT won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.D. VASISHT | Janata | 12,725 | 46.5% |
| 2 | B.D. JOSHI | Left | 11,632 | 42.5% |
| 3 | ABHIMANYU SAINI | IND | 1,060 | 3.9% |
| 4 | N.D. GUPTA | IND | 867 | 3.2% |
| 5 | KHEM CHAND | IND | 616 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RAM DHAN | IND | 200 | 0.7% |
| 7 | LAL CHAND ADLAKHA | IND | 185 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MUNNA LAL | IND | 98 | 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.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.5% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
64th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.5%CPI 42.5%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.