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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1957

Jaora

Winner — 1957

KAILASHNATH KATJU
INC· INC
INC 64.1%BJS 26.1%1 others 9.8%
Votes
11,450
64.1% share
Winning margin
6,795
38.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
38.5%
of 46,335

Jaora is a safe seat — KAILASHNATH KATJU won by 38.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAILASHNATH KATJU
11,45064.1%
2
LAXMINARAYAN
4,65526.1%
3
CHHABALAL
RRP
1,7499.8%

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.

Low turnout (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
207th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
45th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.1%BJS 26.1%RRP 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden
🏛️

Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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