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Winner — 1998
SUSHMA SWARAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 44.2%6 others 6.5%
Votes
25,267
49.3% share
Winning margin
2,615
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.3%
of 1,13,260
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHMA SWARAJ | BJP (NDA) | 25,267 | 49.3% |
| 2 | PROFESSOR KIRAN WALIA | INC | 22,652 | 44.2% |
| 3 | VIRENDER SINGH | IND | 1,301 | 2.5% |
| 4 | KHEM CHAND JATAV | BSP | 835 | 1.6% |
| 5 | RAM PAL SINGH | JP | 407 | 0.8% |
| 6 | AJAY SHARMA | IND | 299 | 0.6% |
| 7 | DHARAM VIR | ABSR | 267 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SITA RAM BHARDWAJ | 229 | 0.5% |
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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.7% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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23rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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17th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.3%INC 44.2%OTH 6.5%
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.