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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1972

Chandni Chowk

Winner — 1972

RAMA SHANKER
INC· Congress (R)
INC 52.1%BJS 44.8%2 others 3.0%
Votes
10,055
52.1% share
Winning margin
1,404
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.4%
of 27,017

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMA SHANKER
Congress (R)
10,05552.1%
2
JANARDHAN GUPTA
Grand Alliance
8,65144.8%
3
D.N. PANCHOLI
5382.8%
4
LAL SINGH
IND
490.3%

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 (26th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.2% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
26th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.1%BJS 44.8%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery/Sequence Ladies Garments🏺Milk Based Product
🏛️

Ancient Mosque (Babur’s Period) together with adjacent area comprised in part of Survey plot No. 177

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mosque (Babur’s Period) together with adjacent area comprised in part of Survey plot No. 177

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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