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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1998
Janak Puri
Winner — 1998
PROF. JAGDISH MUKHI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.9%INC 42.0%4 others 2.1%
Votes
31,115
55.9% share
Winning margin
7,700
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,05,785
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROF. JAGDISH MUKHI | BJP (NDA) | 31,115 | 55.9% |
| 2 | SHIV KUMAR SONDHI | INC | 23,415 | 42.0% |
| 3 | RAJBIR SINGH | LS | 750 | 1.4% |
| 4 | RAJENDER KAPOOR | IND | 224 | 0.4% |
| 5 | NARESH MALIK | 148 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | MUKESH JAIN | IND | 49 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 5.1% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
9th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.9%INC 42.0%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.