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Madhya Pradesh · PC 29 · 1984
Hoshangabad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
RAMESHWAR NIKHRA
INC· INC
INC 54.3%BJP 38.2%5 others 7.5%
Votes
2,38,358
56.3% share
Winning margin
70,579
16.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,39,098
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR NIKHRA | 2,38,358 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | NAGEEN KOCHAR | 1,67,779 | 39.6% | |
| 3 | AMIRSINGH RAGHUWANSHI | IND | 7,010 | 1.6% |
| 4 | LADLI MOHAN NIGAM | 6,003 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SHERSINGH PATEL BHAWANISINGH PATEL | IND | 1,817 | 0.4% |
| 6 | D. R. AMB | IND | 1,456 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SHANKERLAL CHOURASIA | IND | 1,278 | 0.3% |
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
safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.0% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
9th of 29How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 29How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
4th of 29How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.3%BJP 39.6%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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