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Winner — 2015
BHAVNA GAUR
AAP· AAP
AAP 56.0%BJP 35.1%8 others 9.0%
Votes
82,637
56.0% share
Winning margin
30,849
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.0%
of 2,27,210
Palam is a safe seat — BHAVNA GAUR won by 20.9%.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAVNA GAUR | AAP | 82,637 | 56.0% |
| 2 | DHARM DEV SOLANKI | BJP | 51,788 | 35.1% |
| 3 | MADAN MOHAN | INC | 10,529 | 7.1% |
| 4 | RANBIR SINGH SOLANKI | 900 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | DALIP KUMAR | 488 | 0.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 474 | 0.3% |
| 7 | VINOD KUMAR SACHAN | IND | 460 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KASHI NATH SAH | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHIV KUMAR SAXENA | HCP | 76 | 0.1% |
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
lean20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 4.0% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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22nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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12th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 56.0%BJP 35.1%INC 7.1%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 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.