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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1962

Bhatapara

Winner — 1962

SHEOLAL MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 41.8%PSP 26.0%3 others 32.2%
Votes
10,773
41.8% share
Winning margin
4,069
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.4%
of 65,472

Bhatapara is a safe seat — SHEOLAL MEHTA won by 15.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEOLAL MEHTA
INC
10,77341.8%
2
MANNOO LAL
Praja Socialist Party
6,70426.0%
3
KRISHNA KUMAR
4,85618.8%
4
JAGAT RAM
IND
2,1128.2%
5
HARISHCHANDRA RISHI
REP
1,3475.2%

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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.2% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
74th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%PSP 26.0%BJS 18.8%IND 8.2%REP 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,54,905
Density
182 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,800 km²
SC population4.6%
ST population57.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.5%Other 16.2%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.5%
Electricity57.7%
Sanitation13.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate66.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.0%
Clean cooking fuel22.3%
Health insurance42.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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