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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2008
R K Puram
Winner — 2008
BARKHA SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 53.5%BJP 39.6%7 others 6.9%
Votes
35,878
53.5% share
Winning margin
9,317
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.7%
of 1,27,177
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARKHA SINGH | INC (UPA) | 35,878 | 53.5% |
| 2 | RADHEY SHYAM SHARMA | NDA | 26,561 | 39.6% |
| 3 | KULBIR SINGH | BSP | 3,298 | 4.9% |
| 4 | RAJA RAM | NDA | 364 | 0.5% |
| 5 | G SIVASANKARAN | IND | 334 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SATISH | IND | 292 | 0.4% |
| 7 | YAMUNA CHAND | IND | 162 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SURAJ BHAN | RJAP | 113 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JASWANT RAI NIM | IND | 64 | 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 (68th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.4% · max 23.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
68th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
8th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%BJP 39.6%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery/Sequence Ladies Garments🏺Milk Based Product
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Tin Burji Wala Gumbad, Mohammad Pur Village
🏛️MonumentASI
Tin Burji Wala Gumbad, Mohammad Pur Village
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.