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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1983

Laxmibai Nagar

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Winner — 1983

ARJUN DASS
INC· Congress (I)
INC 50.7%BJP 41.4%9 others 7.9%
Votes
9,972
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,828
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
49.7%
of 39,610

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN DASS
INC
Congress (I)
9,97250.7%
2
KEDAR NATH SACHDEVA
BJP
BJP
8,14441.4%
3
SUMAN LATA
IND
1,1896.0%
4
S.D. SHARMA
IND
1600.8%
5
BAKHTAWAR SINGH
IND
970.5%
6
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
380.2%
7
P.S. SHARDA
IND
210.1%
8
BADRI PRASAD
IND
200.1%
9
RAMESH CHAND
IND
160.1%
10
SHYAM SUNDER
IND
120.1%
11
RAM SINGH
IND
100.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.7% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
44th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%BJP 41.4%IND 6.0%OTH 1.9%

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?

1 location
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