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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1983
Kamla Nagar
Winner — 1983
PURUSHOTTAM GOYAL
INC· Congress (I)
INC 47.3%BJP 45.8%4 others 7.0%
Votes
11,135
47.3% share
Winning margin
347
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.1%
of 34,592
Kamla Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 347 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTTAM GOYAL | Congress (I) | 11,135 | 47.3% |
| 2 | CHARTI LAL GOEL | BJP | 10,788 | 45.8% |
| 3 | RAJ KUMAR JAIN | Janata | 998 | 4.2% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DAS VIDHYARTHI | IND | 281 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PUSHP JEET | IND | 260 | 1.1% |
| 6 | JAI BHAGWAN | IND | 103 | 0.4% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.4% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
30th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
55 seats · 28 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%BJP 45.8%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,92,958
Density
5446 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
421 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity98.9%
Sanitation91.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.5%
Health insurance33.2%
What's nearby?
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