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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHAN
Congress (I)
32,47047.4%
2
VED PARKASH GAUR
BJP
25,89537.8%
3
JAGDISH CHANDER MONGIA
Janata
2,4473.6%
4
SHER SINGH
IND
2,1443.1%
5
KRISHAN LAL
IND
1,9462.8%
6
RAM PARSAD
IND
1,3962.0%
7
JUGAL KISHORE
IND
9001.3%
8
VIJENDER SINGH TOMAR
IND
3040.4%
9
RAM LOBHAYA
IND
2330.3%
10
JIT SINGH
IND
2220.3%
11
BALWANT SINGH
IND
2080.3%
12
SURESH SHARMA
IND
1940.3%
13
I.S. SABHARWAL
IND
1590.2%

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
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
49th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
41st of 70

Where 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 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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