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Madhya Pradesh · PC 5 · 1981 by-electionReserved (SC)
Sagar(SC)
Winner — 1981 by-election
R.P.AHIRWAR
BJP 47.3%INC 46.0%4 others 6.7%
Votes
1,43,620
47.3% share
Winning margin
4,025
1.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,03,682
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.P.AHIRWAR | 1,43,620 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | R.L.THAKKAR | 1,39,595 | 46.0% | |
| 3 | N.P.RAI | 9,026 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | J.P.MISTRI | 5,590 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | D.CHOUDHARY | 3,439 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | P.R.PRASAD | IND | 2,412 | 0.8% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.3% · min 2.5% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
16th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
19th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 46.0%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%
Figures are for Sagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%
What's nearby?
24 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.