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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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Winner — 1957

LAXMANPRASAD
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SHEOLAL
INC· 16,590 votes
INC 25.8%INC 21.4%4 others 52.8%
Votes
20,039
25.8% share
Winning margin
4,327
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
34.2%
of 1,13,321

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMANPRASAD
INC
20,03925.8%
2
SHEOLAL
INC
16,59021.4%
3
JHUMUKLAL SAHU
PSP
15,71220.3%
4
CHANDRABHUSHAN
PSP
10,44013.5%
5
PURATANBAI
RRP
9,12811.8%
6
HANUMANPRASAD
RRP
5,6617.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.3% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
33rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.8%INC 21.4%PSP 20.3%PSP 13.5%RRP 11.8%RRP 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,70,465
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,334 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population28.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.5%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity85.7%
Sanitation46.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance33.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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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