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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1998

Wazirpur

Winner — 1998

BANDHU DEEP CHAND
INC· INC
INC 59.7%BJP 35.0%8 others 5.3%
Votes
36,010
59.7% share
Winning margin
14,878
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
54.5%
of 1,10,747

Wazirpur is a safe seat — BANDHU DEEP CHAND won by 24.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANDHU DEEP CHAND
INC
36,01059.7%
2
SHYAM LAL GARG
NDA
21,13235.0%
3
RAJENDER PRASAD
BSP
1,4502.4%
4
UMESH KHARI
1,4132.3%
5
CHHIMMA PRASAD
IND
1400.2%
6
SURENDER KUMAR (SAJAN)
540.1%
7
BRIJ MOHAN SHARMA
IND
470.1%
8
GYAN TYAGI
IND
440.1%
9
SANDEEP SINGH
IND
320.1%
10
UTTAM KUMAR
IND
90.0%

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.

Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.8% · max 27.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
55th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
54th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.7%BJP 35.0%OTH 5.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hospitality Services🏺Tourism (Medical & Religious)

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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