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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1998

Matia Mahal

Winner — 1998

SHOAIB IQBAL
JD· Janata Dal
JD 65.2%INC 20.2%9 others 14.6%
Votes
28,872
65.2% share
Winning margin
19,916
45.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.1%
of 78,959

Matia Mahal is a safe seat — SHOAIB IQBAL won by 45.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHOAIB IQBAL
Janata Dal
28,87265.2%
2
AZIZ AHMAD SIDDIQUI
INC
8,95620.2%
3
ASLAM SADAR
NDA
5,23011.8%
4
MOHD. ASIF
4060.9%
5
MOHD. IRFAN QURESHI
AP
3350.8%
6
BHAGAT SINGH
IND
1690.4%
7
ZAHIDA KHATUN
LS
1420.3%
8
RIAZUDDIN
BSP
790.2%
9
SATISH KUMAR DHAWAN
IND
430.1%
10
DEVRAJ
IND
410.1%
11
MAN MOHAN LAL
LD
220.1%

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 (36th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
36th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 65.2%INC 20.2%BJP 11.8%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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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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