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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1983

Matia Mahal

Winner — 1983

BEGUM KHURSHEEED KIDWAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.4%INC 37.2%3 others 22.4%
Votes
10,413
40.4% share
Winning margin
841
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.0%
of 42,946

A closely fought contest. BEGUM KHURSHEEED KIDWAI won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BEGUM KHURSHEEED KIDWAI
BJP
10,41340.4%
2
HABIBA KIDWAI
Congress (I)
9,57237.2%
3
MOHD. NAWAB
IND
4,71918.3%
4
SALIMUDHAN
IND
5662.2%
5
HARBHAJAN SINGH
IND
4891.9%

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 (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
66th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.4%INC 37.2%IND 18.3%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

20 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hospitality Services🏺Tourism (Medical & Religious)
Bagh-i-Alam Gumbad with a Mosque

Bagh-i-Alam Gumbad with a Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Bagh-i-Alam Gumbad with a Mosque

Bandi or Poti ka Gumbad III-280

Bandi or Poti ka Gumbad III-280

🏛️MonumentASI

Bandi or Poti ka Gumbad III-280

Bara Khamba-285

Bara Khamba-285

🏛️MonumentASI

Bara Khamba-285

Begumpuri Masjid

Begumpuri Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Begumpuri Masjid

Bijay Mandal, neighbouring domes, buildings and dalan to north of Begumpur

Bijay Mandal, neighbouring domes, buildings and dalan to north of Begumpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Bijay Mandal, neighbouring domes, buildings and dalan to north of Begumpur

Biran-Ka-Gumbad-282

Biran-Ka-Gumbad-282

🏛️MonumentASI

Biran-Ka-Gumbad-282

Biwi or Dadi-ka-Gumbad-281

Biwi or Dadi-ka-Gumbad-281

🏛️MonumentASI

Biwi or Dadi-ka-Gumbad-281

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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