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Winner — 1972
V. P. SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.4%BJS 37.2%3 others 1.4%
Votes
24,570
61.4% share
Winning margin
9,683
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.7%
of 63,837
Kalkaji is a safe seat — V. P. SINGH won by 24.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. P. SINGH | Congress (R) | 24,570 | 61.4% |
| 2 | S. P. BANNERJI | Grand Alliance | 14,887 | 37.2% |
| 3 | SHYAM LAL GAUR | 301 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | UJAGAR SINGH | IND | 154 | 0.4% |
| 5 | IZHARULHAQ | IND | 122 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 55.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
41st of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
55th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.4%BJS 37.2%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.