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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2013

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Winner — 2013

DHARM DEV SOLANKI
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 33.3%AAP 26.8%10 others 39.9%
Votes
42,833
33.3% share
Winning margin
8,372
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.0%
of 2,04,035

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARM DEV SOLANKI
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
42,83333.3%
2
BHAWNA GAUR
AAP
34,46126.8%
3
MADAN MOHAN
24,86219.3%
4
VINAY MISHRA
INC
19,53115.2%
5
NEERAJ KR SHARMA
NYP
3,6312.8%
6
SUNIL POKHRIYAL
1,0630.8%
NOTA
NOTA
9030.7%
8
SAROJ BALA
4980.4%
9
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
2730.2%
10
P. RATHINAM
2300.2%
11
DALIP
IND
1760.1%
12
PRAHLAD RANA
1650.1%

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

Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 20.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
22nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.3%AAP 26.8%BSP 19.3%INC 15.2%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.53 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,92,958
Density
5446 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
421 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity98.9%
Sanitation91.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.5%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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