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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1972

Palam

Winner — 1972

MANGE RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.4%BJS 21.7%2 others 20.9%
Votes
13,007
57.4% share
Winning margin
8,101
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.1%
of 38,964

Palam is a safe seat — MANGE RAM won by 35.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANGE RAM
Congress (R)
13,00757.4%
2
RAM DHAN
Grand Alliance
4,90621.7%
3
OM PRAKASH
IND
2,92612.9%
4
THAN SINGH
1,8118.0%

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.

Low turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.7% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
65th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%BJS 21.7%IND 12.9%NCO 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,82,320
Density
27730 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
21 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 62.5%Muslim 33.4%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.1%
Electricity99.0%
Sanitation90.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.5%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate83.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel98.8%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

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