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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1977

Palam

Winner — 1977

L. SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.8%INC 31.0%4 others 32.2%
Votes
10,468
36.8% share
Winning margin
1,641
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.6%
of 51,154

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
L. SINGH
Janata
10,46836.8%
2
PHOOL SINGH
INC
8,82731.0%
3
DAYA KISHNA
IND
5,40019.0%
4
HARI KISHAN
IND
2,5539.0%
5
K. NATH.
IND
7052.5%
6
PEHLAD SINGH
IND
5051.8%

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 (15th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 1.1% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
15th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
56 seats · 29 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.8%INC 31.0%IND 19.0%IND 9.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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