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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1962
Pithora
Winner — 1962
PRATAP SINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 30.2%INC 28.4%4 others 41.5%
Votes
5,682
30.2% share
Winning margin
334
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
31.4%
of 60,017
Pithora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 334 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 5,682 | 30.2% |
| 2 | NEMI CHAND | INC | 5,348 | 28.4% |
| 3 | RAM SINGH | 4,052 | 21.5% | |
| 4 | HAJARI | REP | 1,617 | 8.6% |
| 5 | LAXMI LAL | IND | 1,548 | 8.2% |
| 6 | HARDATT SINGH | IND | 595 | 3.2% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.2% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
4th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
79th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 30.2%INC 28.4%BJS 21.5%REP 8.6%IND 8.2%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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