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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2008

Wazirpur

Winner — 2008

HARI SHANKER GUPTA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.1%BJP 41.5%9 others 13.4%
Votes
39,977
45.1% share
Winning margin
3,140
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,56,477

A closely fought contest. HARI SHANKER GUPTA won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI SHANKER GUPTA
INC (UPA)
39,97745.1%
2
MANGE RAM GARG
NDA
36,83741.5%
3
JANESH KUMAR BHADANA
BSP
9,19910.4%
4
INDERJEET YADAV
UPA
8601.0%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
6680.8%
6
RAM AVADH
IND
4370.5%
7
YOGESH
IND
1830.2%
8
YOGINDER
IND
1700.2%
9
RAVI JAIN
IND
1510.2%
10
UNNA RAM
IND
1300.1%
11
DHARAM PAL
IND
950.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.3% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
61st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%BJP 41.5%BSP 10.4%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods

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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