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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2008
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Winner — 2008
KANWAR KARAN SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.9%BJP 43.4%9 others 9.8%
Votes
39,935
46.9% share
Winning margin
2,997
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,45,552
A closely fought contest. KANWAR KARAN SINGH won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANWAR KARAN SINGH | INC (UPA) | 39,935 | 46.9% |
| 2 | BHOLA NATH VIJ | NDA | 36,938 | 43.4% |
| 3 | SOLOMON GEORGE | BSP | 6,388 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SAHANSAR PAL | IND | 586 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SATYA NARAYAIN YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 333 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JAVED AALAM KHAN | NDA | 223 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JAI VEER | RALP | 222 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUNIL TIWARI | MBP | 222 | 0.3% |
| 9 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 10 | NOJ KAUSHIK | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BAIJ NATH SINGH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 3.5% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
69th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
9th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%BJP 43.4%BSP 7.5%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
🏛️MonumentASI
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
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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.