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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1972
Barakhamba
Winner — 1972
A. L. RALIA RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.7%BJS 29.8%1 others 1.5%
Votes
10,271
68.7% share
Winning margin
5,811
38.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.1%
of 26,187
Barakhamba is a safe seat — A. L. RALIA RAM won by 38.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. L. RALIA RAM | Congress (R) | 10,271 | 68.7% |
| 2 | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | Grand Alliance | 4,460 | 29.8% |
| 3 | DEEP CHAND UTSAHI | IND | 228 | 1.5% |
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 (18th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.1% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
18th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
52nd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.7%BJS 29.8%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.