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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1998
Model Town
Winner — 1998
KANWAR KARAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 55.7%BJP 36.7%13 others 7.5%
Votes
32,315
55.8% share
Winning margin
11,039
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,11,701
Model Town is a safe seat — KANWAR KARAN SINGH won by 19.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANWAR KARAN SINGH | INC | 32,315 | 55.8% |
| 2 | BHOLA NATH VIJ | NDA | 21,276 | 36.7% |
| 3 | M.L. RAM | BSP | 1,791 | 3.1% |
| 4 | SURESH KUMAR SONKAR | 1,023 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | TARA SHANKAR | IND | 399 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PT. MAKHAN LAL | IND | 361 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAM ADHAR | IND | 261 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MANORANJAN SEHGAL | 203 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | DEEPAK KAKKAR | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JAGDISH | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VINOD KUMAR JAIN | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 12 | SURENDER SINGH | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 13 | JAI PRAKASH | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 14 | HARJINDER SINGH GEHLOT | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
| 15 | AMIT | IND | 12 | 0.0% |
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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.8% · max 19.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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21st of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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53rd of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%BJP 36.7%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,41,624
Density
36155 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
62 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 68.2%Muslim 29.3%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.7%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation95.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.4%
Women literate85.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance28.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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