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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1983

Rajouri Garden

Winner — 1983

SUBHASH ARYA
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.5%INC 45.2%6 others 6.3%
Votes
17,074
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,149
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.3%
of 63,678

A closely fought contest. SUBHASH ARYA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBHASH ARYA
BJP
17,07448.5%
2
H.P. MALHOTRA
Congress (I)
15,92545.2%
3
K.C. MALIK
Janata
1,6164.6%
4
KHAIRATI LAL BHOLA
IND
3741.1%
5
HARBANS SINGH BHATIA
IND
970.3%
6
BALBIR SINGH BIR
IND
490.1%
7
DEV RAJ SHARMA
IND
480.1%
8
JAGJIT SINGH
IND
450.1%

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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.3% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
61st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%INC 45.2%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods

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