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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Karol Bagh

Winner — 1998

MOTI LAL BOKOLIA
INC· INC
INC 50.9%BJP 46.5%7 others 2.6%
Votes
26,466
50.9% share
Winning margin
2,312
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.0%
of 99,946

A closely fought contest. MOTI LAL BOKOLIA won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOTI LAL BOKOLIA
INC
26,46650.9%
2
SURENDER PAL RATAWAL
NDA
24,15446.5%
3
ROHTASH
BSP
5881.1%
4
AJAY HARIT
3000.6%
5
KRISHAN KUMAR RAJORA
IND
2620.5%
6
PARTAP SINGH
LS
1170.2%
7
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
590.1%
8
MADAN LAL SURYAVANSHI
290.1%
9
HARISH CHANDRA
IND
150.0%

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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.5% · max 22.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
3rd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
61st of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%BJP 46.5%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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