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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2003Reserved (SC)
Karol Bagh
Winner — 2003
SURENDER PAL RATAWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.8%INC 45.0%9 others 8.2%
Votes
21,812
46.9% share
Winning margin
859
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.3%
of 85,753
Karol Bagh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 859 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDER PAL RATAWAL | BJP (NDA) | 21,812 | 46.9% |
| 2 | DURGESH MOHANPURIA | INC | 20,953 | 45.0% |
| 3 | Y.R. DHURIYA | BSP | 2,544 | 5.5% |
| 4 | YOGESH NARAYAN | 293 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | DEV DASS |  AITC | 289 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SUNIL KUMAR ALIAS SUNIL SAWARIA | NCP | 197 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAJU | IND | 165 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SURESH KUMAR | IND | 164 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MAHENDER KUMAR | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MOHAN KUMAR | IND | 49 | 0.1% |
| 11 | NARENDER KUMAR | IND | 38 | 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.
High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.5% · max 22.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
3rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
61st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%INC 45.0%BSP 5.5%OTH 2.7%
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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