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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1983
R .K. Puram
Winner — 1983
ARCHNA KUMARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 51.3%INC 40.8%7 others 7.8%
Votes
9,508
51.3% share
Winning margin
1,947
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.4%
of 25,588
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCHNA KUMARI | BJP | 9,508 | 51.3% |
| 2 | GOPAL PRASAD SHASTRI | Congress (I) | 7,561 | 40.8% |
| 3 | GURDIIP SINGH | Janata | 983 | 5.3% |
| 4 | M.L. BHARGAV | IND | 236 | 1.3% |
| 5 | THAKUR ONKAR SINGH | IND | 71 | 0.4% |
| 6 | BALDEV RAJ KAPOOR | IND | 54 | 0.3% |
| 7 | S.P. JAIN | IND | 49 | 0.3% |
| 8 | P.R. SAROJA | IND | 29 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GANGA RAM | IND | 29 | 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.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 5.1% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
9th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.3%INC 40.8%JNP 5.3%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.