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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1998

Ghonda

Winner — 1998

BHEESHM SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 50.9%BJP 29.7%16 others 19.4%
Votes
25,014
50.9% share
Winning margin
10,420
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
46.8%
of 1,05,105

Ghonda is a safe seat — BHEESHM SHARMA won by 21.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHEESHM SHARMA
INC
25,01450.9%
2
SARVESH SHARMA
NDA
14,59429.7%
3
JAI PAL SINGH
BSP
2,5515.2%
4
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
1,5393.1%
5
NATHU SINGH
IND
1,4793.0%
6
NARESH CHAND
IND
1,1482.3%
7
MANOJ
IND
6891.4%
8
RAJ KUMAR BHATI
6461.3%
9
VED PRAKASH
LSWP
3230.7%
10
PURAN SINGH SAJWAN
IND
3000.6%
11
VIJENDER KUMAR SHARMA
2720.6%
12
NAPAL YADAV
1790.4%
13
MANGAL SINGH
JP
1480.3%
14
BABU KHAN
IND
920.2%
15
MUKESH SHARMA
810.2%
16
AWANI KUMAR TIWARI
KMM
450.1%
17
BEDI SINGH
IND
350.1%
18
RAM SHANKAR
ICS
220.0%

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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.7% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
62nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
20th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%BJP 29.7%BSP 5.2%OTH 14.2%

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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hospitality Services🏺Tourism (Medical & Religious)
Khirkee Masjid

Khirkee Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Khirkee Masjid

Lal Gumbad, Chirag Delhi

Lal Gumbad, Chirag Delhi

🏛️MonumentASI

Lal Gumbad, Chirag Delhi

Sat pula

Sat pula

🏛️MonumentASI

Sat pula

Tomb of Bahlol Lodi

Tomb of Bahlol Lodi

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Bahlol Lodi

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Tomb of Sheikh Kaburuddin also known as Rakabwala Gumbad in field no.84 min. situated at sarai Shah…

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sheikh Kaburuddin also known as Rakabwala Gumbad in field no.84 min. situated at sarai Shah 31 property of Toks Shahpur and Adhchini

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Tomb of Usuf-Quttal situated at Khirki

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Usuf-Quttal situated at Khirki

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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