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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1957

Datia

Winner — 1957

SHYAM SUNDER DASS SHYAM
INC· INC
INC 53.2%HMS 38.2%2 others 8.6%
Votes
9,542
53.2% share
Winning margin
2,689
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.5%
of 43,188

A clear win with a 15.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM SUNDER DASS SHYAM
9,54253.2%
2
PYARE LAL
6,85338.2%
3
CHAMPA DEVI
IND
8304.6%
4
GAYA PRASAD
7033.9%

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 (46th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 2.6% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
46th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
90th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.2%HMS 38.2%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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