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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Seema Puri

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Winner — 2008

VEER SINGH DHINGAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.1%BJP 27.6%10 others 23.3%
Votes
43,864
49.1% share
Winning margin
19,260
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,43,184

Seema Puri is a safe seat — VEER SINGH DHINGAN won by 21.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VEER SINGH DHINGAN
INC
INC (UPA)
43,86449.1%
2
CHANDRA PAL SINGH
BJP
NDA
24,60427.6%
3
LALLAN PRASAD
BSP
BSP
14,82316.6%
4
RAJ DULARI
NLHP
1,7141.9%
5
MANGE RAM
IND
9791.1%
6
SANTOSH KUMAR
LJP
NDA
9401.1%
7
DEVENDER KUMAR
IDP
6860.8%
8
SUKKAN LAL
RWS
6750.8%
9
DHANI RAM
UNLP
4360.5%
10
ARDEEP
IND
2170.2%
11
BHAGWAN SAHAI
IJP
2020.2%
12
VIJAY KUMAR
VAJP
1410.2%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 7.6% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
7th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%BJP 27.6%BSP 16.6%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,41,624
Density
36155 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
62 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 68.2%Muslim 29.3%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.7%
Electricity99.2%
Sanitation95.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.4%
Women literate85.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel99.1%
Health insurance28.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Apparels (Jackets & Jeans)
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St. Sebastian's Church,

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