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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1998
Mahipalpur
Winner — 1998
MAHENDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 51.9%INLD 24.5%8 others 23.6%
Votes
31,818
51.9% share
Winning margin
16,834
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.2%
of 1,38,678
Mahipalpur is a safe seat — MAHENDER SINGH won by 27.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDER SINGH | INC | 31,818 | 51.9% |
| 2 | SURAT SINGH | 14,984 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | YUDHVIR SINGH | LD | 8,276 | 13.5% |
| 4 | INDER MALIK | BSP | 4,748 | 7.8% |
| 5 | RAM MEHAR | SJP(R) | 623 | 1.0% |
| 6 | JAWAR SINGH | 428 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | GIRISH | RAM | 184 | 0.3% |
| 8 | HEERA LAL | ABJC | 79 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NARENDER KAUSHIK | BD | 72 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 68 | 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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
49th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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41st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%INLD 24.4%LD 13.5%BSP 7.8%OTH 2.4%
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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