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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1962
Budhni
Winner — 1962
BANSI DHAR
IND
IND 35.5%HMS 23.0%3 others 41.4%
Votes
8,744
35.5% share
Winning margin
3,082
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
38.8%
of 63,455
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANSI DHAR | IND | 8,744 | 35.5% |
| 2 | MATHRA PRASAD | 5,662 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | RAJKUMARI SURAJ KALA | INC | 5,173 | 21.0% |
| 4 | MISHRI LAL | Left | 3,973 | 16.1% |
| 5 | MOTILAL ALIAS MURLIDHAR | IND | 1,049 | 4.3% |
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.
Low turnout (188th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 6.8% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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188th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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63rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.5%HMS 23.0%INC 21.0%CPI 16.1%OTH 4.3%
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?
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