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Madhya Pradesh · PC 11 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Sagar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

JAWALA PRASAD JYOTISHI
Also elected — same seat
SAHODRA BAI MURLIDHAR
Indian National Congress· 1,41,400 votes
INC 35.3%INC 25.0%3 others 39.7%
Votes
1,99,147
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,17,466
20.8% of votes
Total votes cast
5,64,508
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWALA PRASAD JYOTISHIElected
1,99,14735.3%
2
SAHODRA BAI MURLIDHARElected
1,41,40025.1%
3
DHANI RAM VALTHOO
81,68114.5%
4
KANCHHEDI PYARELAL
74,15413.1%
5
BALA PRASAD HAZARILAL
68,12612.1%

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 (26th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 3.4% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
26th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
27th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%INC 25.1%BJS 14.5%PSP 13.1%BJS 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%

Figures are for Sidhi, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)🏺Turmeric
Temple and Monastery, Chandreh

Temple and Monastery, Chandreh

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple and Monastery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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