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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
DHAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.1%PSP 36.7%4 others 22.2%
Votes
17,069
41.1% share
Winning margin
1,812
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.2%
of 79,667
A closely fought contest. DHAL SINGH won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHAL SINGH | INC | 17,069 | 41.1% |
| 2 | WASUDEO CHANDRAKAR | Praja Socialist Party | 15,257 | 36.7% |
| 3 | WAMAN WASUDEO PATANKAR | 5,678 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | JANKI PRASAD | IND | 2,141 | 5.2% |
| 5 | NARENDRANATH DWIVEDI | IND | 871 | 2.1% |
| 6 | KRISHNALAL KAPOOR | IND | 552 | 1.3% |
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 (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%PSP 36.7%BJS 13.7%IND 5.2%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
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