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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1983

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Winner — 1983

DARSHAN KUMAR BAHL
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.6%INC 42.3%7 others 11.1%
Votes
19,476
46.6% share
Winning margin
1,799
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.4%
of 81,293

A closely fought contest. DARSHAN KUMAR BAHL won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DARSHAN KUMAR BAHL
BJP
19,47646.6%
2
BRIJ LAL GOSWAMI
Congress (I)
17,67742.3%
3
HARI HAR NATH
Janata
1,7294.1%
4
AVAIS AHMED
IND
1,2453.0%
5
NATHU SINGH BODH
IND
7291.7%
6
MAN MOHAN
ICS
4871.2%
7
JANARDAN
IND
1780.4%
8
G.C. SINGH
IND
1770.4%
9
KRISHNA
IND
880.2%

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.

Average turnout (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.8% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
42nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%INC 42.3%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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