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Winner — 2008
SUBHASH CHOPRA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.9%BJP 33.8%5 others 14.3%
Votes
38,360
51.9% share
Winning margin
13,389
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.4%
of 1,43,886
Kalkaji is a safe seat — SUBHASH CHOPRA won by 18.1%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBHASH CHOPRA | INC (UPA) | 38,360 | 51.9% |
| 2 | JAI GOPAL ABROL | NDA | 24,971 | 33.8% |
| 3 | AVINASH KAUR | BSP | 9,455 | 12.8% |
| 4 | SUSHIL KUMAR AGARWAL | IND | 432 | 0.6% |
| 5 | OM PRAKASH ABROL | IND | 353 | 0.5% |
| 6 | LAVESH KUMAR GAUTAM | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MOHD. ALAM | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.5% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
64th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%BJP 33.8%BSP 12.8%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.