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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 198 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Mauganj

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Winner — 1957

ACHUTA NAND
IND
Also elected — same seat
SAHADEO
INC· 6,639 votes
IND 13.8%INC 13.7%12 others 72.5%
Votes
7,597
13.8% share
Winning margin
97
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
27.9%
of 98,254

Mauganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 97 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ACHUTA NAND
IND
7,59713.8%
2
SOMESHWAR SINGH
INC
7,50013.7%
3
SAHADEO
INC
6,63912.1%
4
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
5,3869.8%
5
BHUNESHWAR PRASAD ALIAS ISHWARACHARYA
RRP
5,2679.6%
6
JAGDISH
IND
4,7368.6%
7
PUDU
RRP
4,5948.4%
8
SAHDEI
IND
2,8675.2%
9
KESHRI SINGH
PSP
2,7705.0%
10
BRIJBASI
BJS
1,9383.5%
11
SHIWA BIHARI
IND
1,7363.2%
12
RAMOL
PSP
1,3552.5%
13
SADHU
IND
1,3382.4%
14
BADKA
IND
1,2062.2%

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

Average turnout (152nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 0.2% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
152nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
82nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 13.8%INC 13.7%INC 12.1%IND 9.8%RRP 9.6%IND 8.6%OTH 32.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bagh PrintsGI
Buddhist caves 1 to 7

Buddhist caves 1 to 7

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist caves 1 to 7

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