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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2008
Vikaspuri
Winner — 2008
NAND KISHORE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.0%BJP 34.3%18 others 30.8%
Votes
47,819
35.0% share
Winning margin
943
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
55.6%
of 2,45,769
Vikaspuri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 943 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND KISHORE | INC (UPA) | 47,819 | 35.0% |
| 2 | KRISHAN GAHLOT | NDA | 46,876 | 34.3% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR LAKRA | BSP | 16,765 | 12.3% |
| 4 | SANJAY SINGH | IND | 9,634 | 7.0% |
| 5 | RAVINDER SINGH | IND | 7,158 | 5.2% |
| 6 | BRIJ BHUSHAN | UPA | 2,687 | 2.0% |
| 7 | SHIV PRASAD | IND | 1,045 | 0.8% |
| 8 | ITWARI | Samajwadi Party | 1,035 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 780 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PREM VERMA | IND | 537 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SHUSHIL KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 385 | 0.3% |
| 12 | VIRENDER KUMAR | IND | 383 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SATISH KUMAR | IND | 291 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 15 | BISHAN SINGH | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 16 | AHENDER KUMAR | BJSH | 205 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DILBAG SINGH | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 18 | INDERJEET VERMA | IND | 184 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BHOPAL SINGH | ABHM | 148 | 0.1% |
| 20 | JITENDER SINGH | RSMD | 147 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
49th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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41st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.0%BJP 34.3%BSP 12.3%IND 7.0%IND 5.2%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,43,243
Density
19563 / km²
Sex ratio
875 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
130 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Sikh 10.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.9%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation89.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated67.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)19.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.2%
Women literate82.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.0%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
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