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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1972
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 1972
INDER SINGH AZAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.5%BJS 43.4%3 others 3.0%
Votes
21,646
53.5% share
Winning margin
4,077
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.2%
of 66,032
A clear win with a 10.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDER SINGH AZAD | Congress (R) | 21,646 | 53.5% |
| 2 | SOM NATH | Grand Alliance | 17,569 | 43.5% |
| 3 | LEEL CHAND | 793 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | THAKUR CHAND | Grand Alliance | 336 | 0.8% |
| 5 | AZIZUDDIN NARYI | 94 | 0.2% |
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 (15th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 1.1% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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15th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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11th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%BJS 43.5%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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