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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2008

Karol Bagh

Assembly constituency 23 (SC) · Delhi

State boardDelhi 2008

[01]Result · 2008

#23 · SC
Poll date29 Nov 2008
Contestants10
Electors1,42,097
Votes polled84,756
Turnout59.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerSurender Pal RatawalBharatiya Janata Party38,74645.7% of votes
MARGIN3,408 votes · 4.0 pp38,746 − 35,338
Runner-upMadan Khorwal Indian National Congress35,33841.7% of votes
BJP 52.3% of top-two votesINC 47.7%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 Surender Pal RatawalBJP38,746 45.7%
  2. 02 Madan KhorwalINC35,338 41.7%
  3. 03 Veena SinghBSP7,555 8.9%
  4. 04 Nathu Spare PrasadCPI(M)1,496 1.8%
  5. 05 Ram BabuIND429 0.5%
  6. 06 Rajesh Kumar GiharaNCP375 0.4%
  7. 07 Gyan ChandLJP312 0.4%
  8. 08 Vijay KumarAIMF208 0.3%
  9. 09 YogeshIND167 0.2%
  10. 10 Madan Lal SuryawanshiIND130 0.2%

Turnout 59.6%

025507510059.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 58.2%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 70 seats, 200858.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 84,756Verified

Seat history 2025–1972

  1. 2025
    7.3 pp
    Vishesh RaviAam Aadmi Party
  2. 2020
    29.4 pp
    Vishesh RaviAam Aadmi Party
  3. 2015
    29.2 pp
    Vishesh RaviAam Aadmi Party
  4. 2013
    1.7 pp
    Vishesh RaviAam Aadmi Party
  5. 2008
    4.0 pp
    Surender Pal RatawalBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 2003
    27.3 pp
    Jai KishanIndian National Congress
  7. 1998
    27.9 pp
    Sushila DeviIndian National Congress
  8. 1993
    13.1 pp
    Jai KishanIndian National Congress
  9. 1983
    16.9 pp
    Rohtash SinghLok Dal
  10. 1977
    25.4 pp
    RohtasJanata Party
  11. 1972
    35.8 pp
    Mange RamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BSP polled 7,555 votes, 2.2× the 3,408-vote margin.

    7,555 ÷ 3,408 = 2.2

  2. The top two polled 87.4% of votes; the other 8 candidates 12.6% between them.

    (38,746 + 35,338) ÷ 84,756 = 87.4% · 10,672 ÷ 84,756 = 12.6%

  3. Turnout of 59.6% was 1.4 pp above the state's median seat (58.2%).

    59.6 − 58.2 = +1.4

  4. The margin narrowed from 27.3 pp in 2003 to 4.0 pp.

    4.0 − 27.3 = −23.3 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: INC in 2003, BJP in 2008.

    2003 INC · 2008 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines84,756
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled84,756
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2008 · Delhi · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 70 seats on the Delhi Vidhan Sabha 2008 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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