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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 172 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Katghora

Winner — 1957

BANWARI LAL
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
DEWAN RUDRASHARAN PRATAP SINGH
INC· 8,894 votes
INC 26.8%INC 23.8%5 others 49.4%
Votes
10,029
26.8% share
Winning margin
5,024
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
19.6%
of 95,370

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANWARI LAL
10,02926.8%
2
DEWAN RUDRASHARAN PRATAP SINGH
8,89423.8%
3
PREMSINGH
5,00513.4%
4
MUKUTRAM
IND
4,13911.1%
5
SHYAM LAL
IND
3,75510.0%
6
SHIVRATAN PRASAD
2,7867.5%
7
DHIRSAI
IND
2,7747.4%

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.

High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
15th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
187th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.8%INC 23.8%BJS 13.4%IND 11.1%IND 10.0%PSP 7.5%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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