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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1972
Vijay Nagar
Winner — 1972
B.D. WADHWA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.8%BJS 36.7%1 others 2.5%
Votes
20,532
60.8% share
Winning margin
8,146
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.9%
of 53,678
Vijay Nagar is a safe seat — B.D. WADHWA won by 24.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.D. WADHWA | Congress (R) | 20,532 | 60.8% |
| 2 | SIKANDER LAL | Grand Alliance | 12,386 | 36.7% |
| 3 | TRILOK CHAND GOYAL | 829 | 2.5% |
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 (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
42nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.8%BJS 36.7%OTH 2.5%
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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