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Madhya Pradesh · PC 29 · 1971

Vidisha

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

RAMNATH GEONKA
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 49.2%INC 38.8%2 others 12.0%
Votes
1,51,386
52.0% share
Winning margin
32,064
11.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,07,734
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMNATH GEONKA
1,51,38652.0%
2
MANIBHAI J. PATEL
1,19,32241.0%
3
MANSHARAM
IND
15,4215.3%
4
THAKURDAS PESUMAL
IND
4,7891.6%

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.

Average turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
9th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
4th of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.0%INC 41.0%IND 5.3%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

Figures are for Betul, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 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 water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

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