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Winner — 2008
KULWANT RANA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.6%INC 32.9%11 others 11.6%
Votes
64,474
55.6% share
Winning margin
26,346
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,82,944
Rithala is a safe seat — KULWANT RANA won by 22.7%.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KULWANT RANA | BJP (NDA) | 64,474 | 55.6% |
| 2 | SHAMBHU DAYAL SHARMA | UPA | 38,128 | 32.9% |
| 3 | RANBIR SINGH SAROHA | BSP | 11,203 | 9.7% |
| 4 | VIDYA PATTI | IND | 697 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAJESH KUMAR | NDA | 365 | 0.3% |
| 6 | OM PRAKASH | ABHM | 347 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NARENDER PAL KASHYAP | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 8 | DHARAMBIR | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BHARAT NATH | NDA | 120 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KAMLESH GOSWAMI | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ASHOK ATTA | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ABDUL RAHIM SAIFI | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJHANS BANSAL | IJP | 74 | 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.
Average turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 3.0% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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53rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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18th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.6%INC 32.9%BSP 9.7%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,56,539
Density
8254 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
443 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 4.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.2%
Electricity98.7%
Sanitation84.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.1%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stainless Steel Utensils/ Kitchen Ware
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.