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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2008

New Delhi

Winner — 2008

SHEILA DIKSHIT
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 52.2%BJP 33.9%23 others 13.9%
Votes
39,778
52.2% share
Winning margin
13,982
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
56.1%
of 1,35,691

New Delhi is a safe seat — SHEILA DIKSHIT won by 18.4%.

Seat history

3 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEILA DIKSHIT
INC (UPA)
39,77852.2%
2
VIJAY JOLLY
NDA
25,79633.8%
3
RAJIV SINGH
BSP
6,1798.1%
4
BRIJ OHAN UPRETI
IND
8791.1%
5
RAMANAND ADHWAL
IND
6660.9%
6
OM PRAKASH
Samajwadi Party
4980.7%
7
HARSH ALHOTRA
3550.5%
8
ANITA SINGH
RKJP
2980.4%
9
PRITHVI CHANDRA BAITHA
IND
1880.3%
10
HARIOM SHARMA
IND
1790.2%
11
NIRUPMA SHARMA
IND
1780.2%
12
UKESH KUMAR SAXENA
ABHM
1740.2%
13
KUSUM BAHL
IND
1330.2%
14
PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
NDA
1220.2%
15
VED PAL SHASTRI
IND
980.1%
16
LILA DEVI
NDA
950.1%
17
SHAKEEL AHMED
RBCP
890.1%
18
ABHISHEK KUMAR RAO
LKPT
770.1%
19
OHAMAD TAHIR
AIMF
760.1%
20
NIRAJA JHA
RVNP
670.1%
21
PRITI VADERA
IND
630.1%
22
LAKSHMI BHARDWAJ
IND
600.1%
23
KALPANA GUPTA
570.1%
24
KARAM CHAND LATHWAL
BPC
530.1%
25
NIMMI SAYYED
NJD
450.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 1.3% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
56th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%BJP 33.8%BSP 8.1%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,004
Density
4057 / km²
Sex ratio
822 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
35 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 6.0%Other 6.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.3%
Electricity98.8%
Sanitation77.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated82.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.4%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

39 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobile Refurbishing Component
Arab Sarai

Arab Sarai

🏛️MonumentASI

Arab Sarai

Baoli, Nizamuddin

Baoli, Nizamuddin

🏛️MonumentASI

Baoli

Bara Khamba outside north entrance to shrine

Bara Khamba outside north entrance to shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Bara Khamba outside north entrance to shrine

Enclosure wall with enclosure of the Tomb of Najaf Khan

Enclosure wall with enclosure of the Tomb of Najaf Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Enclosure wall with enclosure of the Tomb of Najaf  Khan

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Humayun's tomb, its platforms, garden, enclosure walls and gateways Khasra No. 258 bounded on the…

Humayun's tomb, its platforms, garden, enclosure walls and gateways Khasra No. 258 bounded on the…

🏛️MonumentASI

Humayun's tomb, its platforms, garden, enclosure walls and gateways Khasra No. 258 bounded on the east by Khasra No.180&181&244 of Miri Singh and on west by Kh. No. 268&253 on the north by Khasra No. 266, on the south by Kh No. 245 of Miri Singh & Kh. No

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