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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2003

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Winner — 2003

DHARAM DEV SOLANKI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 45.4%12 others 6.6%
Votes
43,521
48.0% share
Winning margin
2,317
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.8%
of 1,86,072

A closely fought contest. DHARAM DEV SOLANKI won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM DEV SOLANKI
BJP (NDA)
43,52148.0%
2
SUMESH
INC
41,20445.4%
3
L.C.SHARMA
BSP
3,4963.9%
4
HARISH CHANDER JHA
IND
4880.5%
5
ANIL KUMAR CHAND
RSP(U)
4630.5%
6
GOVIND SINGH NEGI
NDA
3610.4%
7
VIRENDAR
IND
2630.3%
8
KIRPA SHANKAR VERMA
LP(S)
2440.3%
9
MAM CHAND SINGH
IND
1700.2%
10
RAJPAL SINGH KHOKHAR
IND
1660.2%
11
KIRAN BRAHMI
AD
1510.2%
12
STEPHEN VARGHESE
IJP
820.1%
13
MAHESH KUMAR
IND
730.1%
14
KRISHAN LAL
IND
720.1%

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 (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.3% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
20th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 45.4%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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