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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1998

Krishna Nagar

Winner — 1998

HARSH VARDHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.8%INC 42.9%4 others 2.3%
Votes
30,358
54.8% share
Winning margin
6,610
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,07,064

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARSH VARDHAN
BJP (NDA)
30,35854.8%
2
S.N.MISRA
INC
23,74842.9%
3
VIRENDRA KUSHWAHA
BSP
5671.0%
4
PRAMOD KUMAR
4580.8%
5
KRISHNA
1400.3%
6
MOHAN LAL
ABHM
1030.2%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
67th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
35th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%INC 42.9%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,09,346
Density
27132 / km²
Sex ratio
884 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
63 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.2%
Electricity99.5%
Sanitation93.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate83.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

10 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Goods🏺Readymade clothes/garments
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Internal buildings of Siri Mohammadi wali-Kh. No. 14 Shahpur Jat Makhdum ki Kh. No. 255 Shahpur Jat…

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Internal buildings of Siri Mohammadi wali-Kh. No. 14 Shahpur Jat Makhdum ki Kh. No. 255 Shahpur Jat Thana wala Shahpur Jat

Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

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Mosque attached to Mubarak shah Tomb

Moth-ki-Masjid

Moth-ki-Masjid

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Moth-ki-Masjid

Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

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Tomb of Bade-Khan, Mubarakpur Kotla, Kotla

Tomb of Bhura Khan

Tomb of Bhura Khan

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Tomb of Bhura Khan

Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

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Tomb of Chote Khan, Mubarakpur, Kotla

Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

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Tomb of Mubarik Shah in Mubarikpur, Kotla

Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

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Unknown Tomb in the vicinitty of Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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