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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1998
Bhalswa Jahangirpur
Winner — 1998
J.S.CHAUHAN
INC· INC
INC 41.7%DVP 21.9%13 others 36.4%
Votes
31,991
41.7% share
Winning margin
15,242
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.3%
of 1,41,277
Bhalswa Jahangirpur is a safe seat — J.S.CHAUHAN won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.S.CHAUHAN | INC | 31,991 | 41.7% |
| 2 | JITENDER KUMAR | DVP | 16,749 | 21.9% |
| 3 | ROSHAN KANSHAL | NDA | 13,094 | 17.1% |
| 4 | RAM PHAL TYAGI | IND | 6,790 | 8.9% |
| 5 | SAMAY SINGH | BSP | 2,829 | 3.7% |
| 6 | RAJENDER KUMAR YADAV | 2,330 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | BALRAM SHARMA | IND | 1,147 | 1.5% |
| 8 | RAJ SINGH MANN | 556 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | GYAN PRAKASH | 521 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | AMRIT LAL | JP | 164 | 0.2% |
| 11 | YASH PAL BHAI | RMEP | 126 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KRISHAN LAL AHUJA | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KHEM CHAND SAINI | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 14 | OM PRAKASH | DBP | 90 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SATISH CHAND GUPTA | IND | 59 | 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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 23.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
6th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%DVP 21.9%BJP 17.1%IND 8.9%OTH 10.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,09,346
Density
27132 / km²
Sex ratio
884 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
63 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.2%
Electricity99.5%
Sanitation93.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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