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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1998
Najafgarh
Winner — 1998
KANWAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 28.0%IND 25.6%12 others 46.4%
Votes
21,111
28.0% share
Winning margin
1,827
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,23,806
A closely fought contest. KANWAL SINGH won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANWAL SINGH | INC | 21,111 | 28.0% |
| 2 | JAI KISHAN SHARMA | IND | 19,284 | 25.6% |
| 3 | PRITAM SINGH | 15,382 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | JAGBIR | 6,244 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | JAI OM DAGAR | IND | 5,980 | 7.9% |
| 6 | RAJESH SHARMA | IND | 3,170 | 4.2% |
| 7 | RAMESHWER SINGH | BSP | 2,142 | 2.8% |
| 8 | VIJAY PAL | 875 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | DINESH KUMAR BHARADWAJ | IND | 465 | 0.6% |
| 10 | MAHAVIR SINGH | IND | 292 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SAMEER SINGH | 165 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | SATVIR SINGH GOSWAMY | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KRISHNA CHAUDHARY | IND | 36 | 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.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.6% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
31st of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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13th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.0%IND 25.6%INLD 20.4%RJD 8.3%IND 7.9%OTH 9.8%
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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