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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1998
Moti Nagar
Winner — 1998
AVINASH SAHNI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.9%INC 44.3%5 others 5.8%
Votes
29,589
49.9% share
Winning margin
3,309
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,12,748
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVINASH SAHNI | BJP (NDA) | 29,589 | 49.9% |
| 2 | KANWALJIT SINGH | INC | 26,280 | 44.3% |
| 3 | MOTI RAM | BSP | 2,640 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SUBHASH GOEL | 616 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR MUNNA | IND | 127 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PARAMJIT SINGH | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 7 | JAHANGIR | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.6% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
2nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
68th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.9%INC 44.3%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,41,624
Density
36155 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
62 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 68.2%Muslim 29.3%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.7%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation95.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.4%
Women literate85.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance28.2%
What's nearby?
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