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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1983
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 1983
SUKHAN
INC· Congress (I)
INC 47.4%BJP 37.8%11 others 14.8%
Votes
32,470
47.4% share
Winning margin
6,575
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
50.2%
of 1,36,384
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHAN | Congress (I) | 32,470 | 47.4% |
| 2 | VED PARKASH GAUR | BJP | 25,895 | 37.8% |
| 3 | JAGDISH CHANDER MONGIA | Janata | 2,447 | 3.6% |
| 4 | SHER SINGH | IND | 2,144 | 3.1% |
| 5 | KRISHAN LAL | IND | 1,946 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RAM PARSAD | IND | 1,396 | 2.0% |
| 7 | JUGAL KISHORE | IND | 900 | 1.3% |
| 8 | VIJENDER SINGH TOMAR | IND | 304 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAM LOBHAYA | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JIT SINGH | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BALWANT SINGH | IND | 208 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURESH SHARMA | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
| 13 | I.S. SABHARWAL | IND | 159 | 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.
Average turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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49th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
41st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%BJP 37.8%OTH 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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