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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1998
Shakurbasti
Winner — 1998
DR. S.C. VATS
INC· INC
INC 56.1%BJP 42.7%3 others 1.2%
Votes
36,010
56.1% share
Winning margin
8,639
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,18,627
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. S.C. VATS | INC | 36,010 | 56.1% |
| 2 | GAURI SHANKAR BHARDWAJ | NDA | 27,371 | 42.7% |
| 3 | PRADEEP | IND | 417 | 0.7% |
| 4 | DEEPAK KUMAR GUPTA | JP | 184 | 0.3% |
| 5 | AJAY SHRIVASTAVA | 166 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 3.5% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
69th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
9th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.1%BJP 42.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
🏛️MonumentASI
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.