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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1998
Chandni Chowk
Winner — 1998
PRAHLAD SINGH SAWHNEY
INC· INC
INC 47.9%BJP 31.8%6 others 20.3%
Votes
24,348
47.9% share
Winning margin
8,162
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.9%
of 98,004
Chandni Chowk is a safe seat — PRAHLAD SINGH SAWHNEY won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAHLAD SINGH SAWHNEY | INC | 24,348 | 47.9% |
| 2 | VIRESH PRATAP CHAUDHRY | NDA | 16,186 | 31.8% |
| 3 | AMOD KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 6,574 | 12.9% |
| 4 | CHAKRESH KUMAR JAIN | IND | 3,214 | 6.3% |
| 5 | MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 293 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SANJAY SHARMA | 116 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | BALRAM BARE | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MAZID AHMED | IND | 31 | 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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
12th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%BJP 31.8%IND 12.9%IND 6.3%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.