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Winner — 2008
DR. NARENDER NATH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 44.9%BJP 43.1%12 others 12.0%
Votes
39,194
44.9% share
Winning margin
1,536
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.1%
of 1,52,797
Shahdara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,536 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. NARENDER NATH | INC (UPA) | 39,194 | 44.9% |
| 2 | JITENDER SINGH SHUNTY | NDA | 37,658 | 43.1% |
| 3 | VIJAY PAL | BSP | 8,104 | 9.3% |
| 4 | NEELAM KUMARI | UPA | 669 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SURESH KUMAR | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
| 6 | TAHIRA IRZA | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MAHANDRA ANCHANDA | 192 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | SUBHASH GAHLOT | VAJP | 176 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SANJAY LOHIA | IND | 153 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUBHASH ISHRA | Samajwadi Party | 141 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAVEEN PARKASH GOYAL | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RANGI LAL YADAV | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ANISH GUPTA | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ASGAR ALIK | IND | 64 | 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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.8% · max 19.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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21st of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
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49th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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53rd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%BJP 43.1%BSP 9.3%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A 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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