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Assembly seat no. 15 in Delhi · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1972.

OverviewElection History
1983BJP1977JNP1972INC
Winner, 1972
RAJANDER KUMAR TANWAR
INC
Elections held
3
1972–1983
Most successful party
BJP
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
4,543
15.27% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCRAJANDER KUMAR TANWAR
Votes
16,948
Vote share
56.95%
Margin
4,543
Runner-up
BJSLOK VIR SINGH
Votes
12,405
Vote share
41.69%
Behind by
4,543
Electors
41,425
Total votes polled
29,757
Valid votes
29,757
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
71.8%

Full result, 1972

4 candidates · 29,757 valid votes

1972 election →
RAJANDER KUMAR TANWARINCwon
16,948
57.0%
LOK VIR SINGHBJS
12,405
41.7%
PYARA LALIND
349
1.2%
GURDIT SINGH TUNGIND
55
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1983JAGDISH MUKHIBJP27,95454.97%OM PARKASH WALIA6,667
1977VISHNU DUTTJNP27,17465.35%RAJINDER KUMAR TANWAR14,378
1972RAJANDER KUMAR TANWARINC16,94856.95%LOK VIR SINGH4,543

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%40%60%80%197219771983Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%19%29%39%197219771983Margin

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