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Winner — 2008
PARVEZ HASHMI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 28.5%RJD 28.0%17 others 43.5%
Votes
29,303
28.5% share
Winning margin
541
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
49.0%
of 2,09,643
Okhla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 541 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARVEZ HASHMI | INC (UPA) | 29,303 | 28.5% |
| 2 | ASIF OHD.KHAN | UPA | 28,762 | 28.0% |
| 3 | BRAHAM SINGH | BSP | 22,064 | 21.5% |
| 4 | SURENDER KUMAR | NDA | 14,049 | 13.7% |
| 5 | WASIM AHMED GHAZI | Samajwadi Party | 4,499 | 4.4% |
| 6 | AMANAT ULLAH KHAN | NDA | 699 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MOHD.KAMRAN SIDDIQUI | NLHP | 696 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAZA HAIDER | 525 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | AMIRUDDIN | 477 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | CHANDER PAL | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SANTOSH KUMAR | IND | 323 | 0.3% |
| 12 | OHAMMAD AYUB | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ANAND | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SYED OHAMMAD OHSIN | NADP | 156 | 0.1% |
| 15 | R ISLAM | AIMF | 108 | 0.1% |
| 16 | OHD.SHAHID | NDA | 108 | 0.1% |
| 17 | JAMALUDDIN | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 18 | AKHAR ALAM | 72 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | ALEEM | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (63rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.5% · max 38.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
63rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
67th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.5%RJD 28.0%BSP 21.5%BJP 13.7%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,31,929
Density
11060 / km²
Sex ratio
862 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
247 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.9%Muslim 16.3%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water71.0%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation88.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated64.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.5%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
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