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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1956 by-elections
Amravati
Winner — 1956 by-elections
K.M.W. JOSHI
INC 56.4%IND 43.6%
Votes
34,823
56.4% share
Winning margin
7,880
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Amravati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 7,880 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.M.W. JOSHI | 34,823 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | D.B. SOMAN | IND | 26,943 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (220th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
220th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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78th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%
What's nearby?
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