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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2008

Palam

Winner — 2008

DHARAM DEV SOLANKI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.1%INC 30.5%7 others 25.4%
Votes
40,712
44.1% share
Winning margin
12,593
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.8%
of 1,56,896

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM DEV SOLANKI
BJP (NDA)
40,71244.1%
2
MAHENDER YADAV
UPA
28,11930.5%
3
MADAN OHAN
BSP
21,01422.8%
4
BHAIRAV DUTT DHYANI
6590.7%
5
MAHESH KUMAR
IND
6000.7%
6
CHANCHAL SHARMA
3490.4%
7
MOHAR PAL SANKHLA
NDA
3070.3%
8
PAWAN KUMAR
IND
2590.3%
9
DEEPAK KUMAR
RJAP
2580.3%

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

Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 20.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
22nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.1%INC 30.5%BSP 22.8%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,92,958
Density
5446 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
421 km²
SC population13.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Other 8.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity98.9%
Sanitation91.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.2%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.5%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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