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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1972
Chawri Bazar
Winner — 1972
ANWAR ALI DHEHLVI
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 50.6%INC 46.6%3 others 2.8%
Votes
10,625
50.6% share
Winning margin
843
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.1%
of 27,948
A closely fought contest. ANWAR ALI DHEHLVI won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANWAR ALI DHEHLVI | Grand Alliance | 10,625 | 50.6% |
| 2 | CHANDER BHAN KHANDELWAL | Congress (R) | 9,782 | 46.6% |
| 3 | MOHD. YUNUS KHAN | IND | 254 | 1.2% |
| 4 | SATYA PRAKASH | 192 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | JUGAL KISHORE HANDA | IND | 133 | 0.6% |
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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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22nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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12th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 50.6%INC 46.6%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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