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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1962
Bhopal
Winner — 1962
SHAKIR ALI KHAN
CPI· Left
CPI 38.2%HMS 37.6%1 others 24.2%
Votes
16,933
38.2% share
Winning margin
233
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
63.4%
of 69,963
Bhopal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 233 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKIR ALI KHAN | Left | 16,933 | 38.2% |
| 2 | UDDAV DASS | 16,700 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | FAKHRUDDIN | INC | 10,732 | 24.2% |
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 (161st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 0.5% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
161st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.81
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 38.2%HMS 37.6%INC 24.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,55,069
Density
299 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.6%
Electricity72.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated93.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
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