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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1957

Lashkar

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Winner — 1957

BANGAD RAM NIWAS
INC· INC
INC 45.5%HMS 36.4%3 others 18.1%
Votes
11,929
45.5% share
Winning margin
2,391
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.5%
of 47,272

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANGAD RAM NIWAS
INC
11,92945.5%
2
KHEM CHAND
HMS
9,53836.4%
3
GOPAL RAO
BJS
3,23412.3%
4
VARMA MAYASHANKAR
IND
9903.8%
5
BAL RAM
IND
5362.0%

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

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%HMS 36.4%BJS 12.3%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oil - Mustard

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