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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1983
Sarojini Nagar
Winner — 1983
RAM BHAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 57.6%INC 35.8%10 others 6.6%
Votes
9,566
57.6% share
Winning margin
3,624
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.6%
of 36,402
Sarojini Nagar is a safe seat — RAM BHAJ won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BHAJ | BJP | 9,566 | 57.6% |
| 2 | DAMYANTI SHARMA | Congress (I) | 5,942 | 35.8% |
| 3 | DHARAMPAL AVINASHI | Janata | 505 | 3.0% |
| 4 | SUDHIR KUMAR | IND | 152 | 0.9% |
| 5 | BALDEV RAJ KAPUR | IND | 111 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MEERA SAXENA | IND | 96 | 0.6% |
| 7 | N. RAHDAKRISAN | IND | 89 | 0.5% |
| 8 | HAR BHAGWAN | IND | 64 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PREM WATI | IND | 28 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JANAK RANI SHARMA | IND | 23 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KEWAL KUMAR | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PUSHPA SHARMA | IND | 14 | 0.1% |
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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
27th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.6%INC 35.8%OTH 6.7%
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.