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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 182 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Ghaghoda

Winner — 1957

RAJA LALIT KUMAR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
GOURI SHANKER SHASTRI
INC· 13,850 votes
INC 28.9%INC 21.0%5 others 50.1%
Votes
19,056
28.9% share
Winning margin
11,371
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
34.5%
of 95,491

Ghaghoda is a safe seat — RAJA LALIT KUMAR won by 17.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJA LALIT KUMAR
19,05628.9%
2
GOURI SHANKER SHASTRI
13,85021.0%
3
RABINDRANATH MASUMDAR
7,68511.7%
4
NATHU LAL
IND
7,60811.5%
5
BAHADUR SINGH
6,92710.5%
6
RAM PRASAD
5,9739.1%
7
CHANDRIKESH DUTTAJAILAL PATHAK
4,8917.4%

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.

Average turnout (117th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 3.0% · max 31.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
117th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.9%INC 21.0%PSP 11.7%IND 11.5%PSP 10.5%BJS 9.1%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
18,73,046
Density
233 / km²
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,025 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population39.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 7.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation22.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate59.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel61.6%
Health insurance43.7%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli
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An old sarai, Raverkhedi

🏛️MonumentASI

An old sarai

Brindaban dedicated to the memory of Shrimant Baji Rao Peshwa

Brindaban dedicated to the memory of Shrimant Baji Rao Peshwa

🏛️MonumentASI

Brindaban dedicated to the memory of Shrimant Baji Rao Peshwa

Main gate and remaining portion of the Preshwa residence or fortress

Main gate and remaining portion of the Preshwa residence or fortress

🏛️MonumentASI

Main gate and remaining portion of the Preshwa residence or fortress

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The Chatri inside the sarai

🏛️MonumentASI

The Chatri inside the sarai

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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