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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Gole Market
Winner — 1998
SHEILA DIKSHIT
INC· INC
INC 53.9%BJP 41.7%6 others 4.4%
Votes
24,881
54.0% share
Winning margin
5,667
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.5%
of 1,11,241
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEILA DIKSHIT | INC | 24,881 | 54.0% |
| 2 | KIRTI AZAD | NDA | 19,214 | 41.7% |
| 3 | M.M.GOPE | 831 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | ROMESH SABHARWAL | IND | 342 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAM KUMAR | 321 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | NARESH | IND | 239 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAM MURAT SHOLA | LSWP | 154 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJNEESH SHARMA | IND | 139 | 0.3% |
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 (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.7% · max 39.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
44th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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2nd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%BJP 41.7%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
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