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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1962

Katangi

Winner — 1962

RAMLAL OJHI
IND
IND 47.6%INC 33.5%2 others 18.9%
Votes
13,079
47.6% share
Winning margin
3,881
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.5%
of 56,674

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMLAL OJHI
IND
13,07947.6%
2
MEGHRAJ BISEN PARASRAM
INC
9,19833.5%
3
N. B. GAJBHIYE BUDHAJI
REP
4,61716.8%
4
LAXMAN DHUNGSIYA
IND
5822.1%

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.

Low turnout (194th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.1% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
194th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.84
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
131st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.6%INC 33.5%REP 16.8%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,71,061
Density
855 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,772 km²
SC population15.1%
ST population2.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Muslim 22.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.6%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation72.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.9%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.5%
Women literate80.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance50.7%

What's nearby?

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