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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Anand Parbat
Winner — 1977
DHARAM DASS SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 47.7%JNP 43.6%4 others 8.7%
Votes
11,902
47.7% share
Winning margin
1,022
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.8%
of 47,242
A closely fought contest. DHARAM DASS SHASTRI won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM DASS SHASTRI | INC | 11,902 | 47.7% |
| 2 | HARISH CHANDRA CHOUDHRY | Janata | 10,880 | 43.6% |
| 3 | DAYAL CHAND | IND | 1,026 | 4.1% |
| 4 | MAUJI RAM | RPK | 595 | 2.4% |
| 5 | ACHARYA GURU PRASAD | IND | 382 | 1.5% |
| 6 | GANGA PRASAD | IND | 169 | 0.7% |
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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 23.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
6th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%JNP 43.6%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,09,346
Density
27132 / km²
Sex ratio
884 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
63 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.2%
Electricity99.5%
Sanitation93.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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