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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1983
Tilak Nagar
Winner — 1983
JASPAL SINGH
INC· Congress (I)
INC 51.1%BJP 45.2%4 others 3.7%
Votes
19,999
51.1% share
Winning margin
2,276
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.0%
of 72,523
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASPAL SINGH | Congress (I) | 19,999 | 51.1% |
| 2 | O.P. BABBAR | BJP | 17,723 | 45.3% |
| 3 | DEVRAJ BALI | Janata | 945 | 2.4% |
| 4 | AVTAR SINGH SOHAL | IND | 284 | 0.7% |
| 5 | BOOTA RAM | IND | 164 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 54 | 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 (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 2.2% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
25th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%BJP 45.3%OTH 3.7%
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.