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Madhya Pradesh · PC 27 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Khajuraho

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

Also elected — same seat
RAM SAHAI
Indian National Congress· 1,22,970 votes
INC 27.0%INC 22.9%4 others 50.0%
Votes
1,44,834
27.0% share
Winning margin
71,810
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,36,011
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOTILAL MALVIYAElected
1,44,83427.0%
2
RAM SAHAIElected
1,22,97022.9%
3
NATHOO RAM
73,02413.6%
4
PYARE
72,96213.6%
5
JAGESHWAR PD. PANDEY
71,54713.3%
6
SITA RAM GOEL
50,6749.4%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.0% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
3rd of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
8th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.0%INC 22.9%BJS 13.6%PSP 13.6%PSP 13.3%BJS 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%

Figures are for Khargone (West Nimar), this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Ginger

Chichali

Heritage SiteWikidata
Chaubara Dera

Chaubara Dera

🏛️MonumentASI

Chaubara Dera

🏛️

Excavated site

🏛️MonumentASI

Excavated site

Neelkanteshwar

Neelkanteshwar

🏛️MonumentASI

Neelkanteshwar

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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