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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1962
Sanchi
Winner — 1962
GULAB CHAND
SOC
SOC 36.2%INC 33.5%2 others 30.3%
Votes
7,979
36.2% share
Winning margin
579
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
35.8%
of 61,719
A closely fought contest. GULAB CHAND won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAB CHAND | SOC | 7,979 | 36.2% |
| 2 | VIJAI SINGH | INC | 7,400 | 33.5% |
| 3 | VISHWA BANDHU | 4,817 | 21.8% | |
| 4 | RAM PRASAD | 1,867 | 8.5% |
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 (70th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.3% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
70th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
165th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 36.2%INC 33.5%HMS 21.8%BJS 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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