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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1972
Prithvi Raj Road
Winner — 1972
PUSHPA DEVI GUPTA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.2%BJS 38.9%3 others 1.9%
Votes
9,105
59.2% share
Winning margin
3,123
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.1%
of 23,980
Prithvi Raj Road is a safe seat — PUSHPA DEVI GUPTA won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSHPA DEVI GUPTA | Congress (R) | 9,105 | 59.2% |
| 2 | RAJ WADHWA | Grand Alliance | 5,982 | 38.9% |
| 3 | M. S. SANDHU | IND | 134 | 0.9% |
| 4 | BABU LAL KAROTIA | IND | 84 | 0.6% |
| 5 | KRISHAN CHAND | IND | 73 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.5% · max 22.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
57th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
60th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.2%BJS 38.9%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
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