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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1998
Yamuna Vihar
Winner — 1998
SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.6%INC 42.3%10 others 13.1%
Votes
24,258
44.6% share
Winning margin
1,284
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
44.4%
of 1,22,460
A closely fought contest. SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHAB SINGH CHAUHAN | BJP (NDA) | 24,258 | 44.6% |
| 2 | PUSHKAR SINGH RAWAT | INC | 22,974 | 42.3% |
| 3 | PRAMOD NAGAR | 2,206 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | B.D.PHULORIYA | IND | 1,785 | 3.3% |
| 5 | ABDUL SATTAR | NLP | 984 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RAM PAL TANWAR | BSP | 732 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAUF KHAN | IND | 450 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RISH PAL | LD | 309 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DWARKA PRASAD | 308 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | MOHAN SINGH | IND | 184 | 0.3% |
| 11 | DORI LAL | AD | 125 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DR. P.R.SHARMA | IND | 40 | 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.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.5% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
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64th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%INC 42.3%OTH 13.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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