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Delhi · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1993
Shakurbasti
Winner — 1993
GAURI SHANKAR BHARDWAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 51.4%INC 38.1%15 others 10.4%
Votes
28,933
51.5% share
Winning margin
7,496
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.5%
of 82,145
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SHANKAR BHARDWAJ | BJP | 28,933 | 51.5% |
| 2 | KAMAL KANT SHARMA | INC | 21,437 | 38.1% |
| 3 | SURESH YADAV | Janata Dal | 2,289 | 4.1% |
| 4 | SUKH CHARAN KAPIL | 1,701 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | VIJAY BHATIA | Left | 499 | 0.9% |
| 6 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 429 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ANIL KUMAR BHARU | JP | 385 | 0.7% |
| 8 | AJEET SINGH | IND | 172 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GHANSHYAM DASS | IND | 137 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHIV LAL YADAV | BLMD | 67 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SURESH | IDSP | 40 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GIAN CHAND HANS | IND | 35 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K.S. KHAIRA | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KEWAL KRISHAN | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PRADEEP KUMAR | IND | 22 | 0.0% |
| 16 | BHAGWAN SAHAI JARWAL | IND | 13 | 0.0% |
| 17 | TEJBIR SINGH | IND | 11 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 3.5% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
69th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
9th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%INC 38.1%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,87,978
Density
14557 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
61 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.8%Muslim 13.5%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation90.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel99.7%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Goods
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
🏛️MonumentASI
The Punjabi gate in the Roshanara bagh
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