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Madhya Pradesh · PC 24 · 2015 by-electionReserved (ST)

Ratlam(ST) Jhabua

Winner — 2015 by-election

INC 51.4%BJP 42.9%6 others 5.8%
Votes
5,36,743
51.4% share
Winning margin
88,832
8.5% of votes
Total votes cast
10,45,071
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kantilal Bhuria
5,36,74351.4%
2
Nirmala Dileep Singh Bhuriya
4,47,91142.9%
3
Vijay Hari
JD(United)
21,5722.1%
4
Kasan Singh Chouhan
RKSP
14,3011.4%
5
Pawan Singh Dodiyar
INDEPENDENT
9,2380.9%
6
Joseph Ramasingh
INDEPENDENT
6,6230.6%
7
Kailash Vasuniya
BMP
5,3620.5%
8
Jalam Singh Patel
3,3210.3%

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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
10th of 29

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 29

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 29

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%BJP 42.9%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,048
Density
285 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,600 km²
SC population1.7%
ST population87.0%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity60.4%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Children underweight (under 5)41.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate37.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kadaknath Chicken🏺Ratlami Namkeen

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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