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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2008
Karawal Nagar
Winner — 2008
MOHAN SINGH BISHT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.8%IND 22.2%21 others 35.0%
Votes
43,980
42.8% share
Winning margin
21,128
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
53.3%
of 1,92,851
Karawal Nagar is a safe seat — MOHAN SINGH BISHT won by 20.6%.
Seat history
5 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN SINGH BISHT | BJP (NDA) | 43,980 | 42.8% |
| 2 | SATAN PAL DAYMA | IND | 22,852 | 22.2% |
| 3 | DIWAN SINGH NAYAL | UPA | 15,182 | 14.8% |
| 4 | HARENDER KUMAR SHARMA | BSP | 9,233 | 9.0% |
| 5 | ANMOL CHOUDHARI | 2,198 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | HASEEB | Samajwadi Party | 1,318 | 1.3% |
| 7 | JUGAL KISHOR | IJP | 1,022 | 1.0% |
| 8 | SANJAY SHARMA | 977 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | DESH RAJ | IND | 808 | 0.8% |
| 10 | OHD NAFIS | NBNP | 687 | 0.7% |
| 11 | SHIV KUMAR SAHU | PSJP | 555 | 0.5% |
| 12 | HARISH TYAGI | IND | 514 | 0.5% |
| 13 | PARVEZ | 456 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | AFZAL AHMED | UPA | 440 | 0.4% |
| 15 | LATA SHARMA | IND | 429 | 0.4% |
| 16 | KAVITA TYAGI | IND | 422 | 0.4% |
| 17 | SABIR KHAN | IND | 339 | 0.3% |
| 18 | OHD. ABRAR | NDA | 334 | 0.3% |
| 19 | R. C. RAGAV | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 20 | VIPIN SANDILYA | LSWP | 208 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SANDHYA AGARWAL | UNLP | 175 | 0.2% |
| 22 | KAMLA DEVI | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| 23 | NEELAM SAIFI | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.2% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
11th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
63rd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.8%IND 22.2%INC 14.8%BSP 9.0%OTH 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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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