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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2008
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 2008
ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 64.2%BJP 29.9%7 others 5.8%
Votes
59,795
64.3% share
Winning margin
31,925
34.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,46,577
Gandhi Nagar is a safe seat — ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY won by 34.3%.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY | INC (UPA) | 59,795 | 64.3% |
| 2 | KAMAL KUMAR JAIN | NDA | 27,870 | 29.9% |
| 3 | SANJAY GAUR | BSP | 4,024 | 4.3% |
| 4 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 555 | 0.6% |
| 5 | LEKH RAJ | BJSH | 205 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SAPAN KUMAR ARORA | NDA | 188 | 0.2% |
| 7 | AJAY TOMAR | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ANJUM BHARTI | BSP(K) | 135 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ABDUL QADIR | LPI(V) | 135 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 5.3% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
34th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
59th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.3%BJP 29.9%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,09,346
Density
27132 / km²
Sex ratio
884 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
63 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.2%
Electricity99.5%
Sanitation93.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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