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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998
Malviya Nagar
Winner — 1998
DR. YOGANAND SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 55.2%BJP 41.0%6 others 3.8%
Votes
30,910
55.2% share
Winning margin
7,964
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.2%
of 1,26,712
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. YOGANAND SHASTRI | INC | 30,910 | 55.2% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA GUPTA | NDA | 22,946 | 41.0% |
| 3 | PITAMBER SINGH | BSP | 1,406 | 2.5% |
| 4 | MOHD. FEROZ KHAN | 308 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | MOHD. UMAR | 247 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | SHAILENDER CHOUDHARY | ABSR | 72 | 0.1% |
| 7 | WAHID HUSSAIN | AP | 70 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SATISH KUMAR | IND | 45 | 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.
Average turnout (40th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
40th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.2%BJP 41.0%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.