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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURLIDHAR MISHRA
INC
6,51337.3%
2
BAPUJI SHASTRI
5,79233.2%
3
BIRJHURAM BAGHEL
Swatantra Party
1,80510.3%
4
GOPALDHAR
RRP
1,2677.3%
5
LILLI RAM
IND
1,1476.6%
6
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
5413.1%
7
KAMAL KISHORE
Praja Socialist Party
2031.2%
8
SAME LAL
IND
1781.0%

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
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 3.3% · max 60.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
94th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
31st of 230

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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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