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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
KESHOLAL GOMASTA
INC· INC
INC 37.4%PSP 32.0%2 others 30.6%
Votes
9,525
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,387
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.5%
of 55,885
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESHOLAL GOMASTA | INC | 9,525 | 37.4% |
| 2 | INDRAJIT SAHU | Praja Socialist Party | 8,138 | 32.0% |
| 3 | BAHORAN SINGH | 5,224 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | NARESH | Left | 2,564 | 10.1% |
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 (42nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
42nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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67th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%PSP 32.0%BJS 20.5%CPI 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
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