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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 189 · 1959 by-elections
Kotma
Winner — 1959 by-elections
P. SINGH
INC 75.6%IND 24.4%
Votes
6,440
75.6% share
Winning margin
4,364
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Kotma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 4,364 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. SINGH | 6,440 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 2,076 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.3% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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135th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
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91st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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21st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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