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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 102 · 1962
Takhatpur
Winner — 1962
MURLIDHAR MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 37.3%BJS 33.2%6 others 29.5%
Votes
6,513
37.3% share
Winning margin
721
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
34.7%
of 50,233
A closely fought contest. MURLIDHAR MISHRA won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURLIDHAR MISHRA | INC | 6,513 | 37.3% |
| 2 | BAPUJI SHASTRI | 5,792 | 33.2% | |
| 3 | BIRJHURAM BAGHEL | Swatantra Party | 1,805 | 10.3% |
| 4 | GOPALDHAR | RRP | 1,267 | 7.3% |
| 5 | LILLI RAM | IND | 1,147 | 6.6% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 541 | 3.1% |
| 7 | KAMAL KISHORE | Praja Socialist Party | 203 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SAME LAL | IND | 178 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (94th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 3.3% · max 60.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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94th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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31st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%BJS 33.2%SWA 10.3%RRP 7.3%IND 6.6%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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