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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1951
Durg
Winner — 1951
G. S. GUPTA
INC 33.7%IND 29.0%3 others 37.3%
Votes
7,488
33.7% share
Winning margin
1,035
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.3%
of 45,041
A closely fought contest. G. S. GUPTA won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. S. GUPTA | 7,488 | 33.7% | |
| 2 | J.P. DIXIT | IND | 6,453 | 29.0% |
| 3 | MOTILAL | KMPP | 3,624 | 16.3% |
| 4 | HARIHARPRASAD | 2,640 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | W. W. PATANKAR | 2,017 | 9.1% |
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 (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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182nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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55th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.7%IND 29.0%KMPP 16.3%SP 11.9%BJS 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,16,520
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,135 km²
SC population20.5%
ST population16.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.7%
Electricity32.6%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel22.1%
Health insurance12.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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