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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1998
Patel Nagar
Winner — 1998
RAMA KANT GOSWAMI
INC· INC
INC 47.4%BJP 37.2%10 others 15.4%
Votes
26,135
47.4% share
Winning margin
5,594
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.9%
of 1,10,626
A clear win with a 10.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA KANT GOSWAMI | INC | 26,135 | 47.4% |
| 2 | MEWA RAM ARYA | NDA | 20,541 | 37.2% |
| 3 | DILVINDER SINGH | IND | 5,861 | 10.6% |
| 4 | VINITA | BSP | 1,630 | 3.0% |
| 5 | KIRAN KAPOOR | IND | 370 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SANTOSH CHAWLA | SJP(R) | 144 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SANDEEP SAXENA | 138 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | OM PARKASH TREHAN | IND | 101 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHANDU LAL | IND | 95 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JAI BHAGWAN GUPTA | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SURESH KAPOOR | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DWARIKA PARSAD | IND | 35 | 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.
Average turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.6% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
32nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
58th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%BJP 37.2%IND 10.6%OTH 4.7%
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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