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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1962

Basoda

Winner — 1962

RAM SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.3%HMS 33.7%2 others 26.0%
Votes
11,413
40.3% share
Winning margin
1,865
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.5%
of 60,942

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SINGH
INC
11,41340.3%
2
NIRANJAN VERMA
9,54833.7%
3
MADAN LAL
IND
6,94324.5%
4
GORE LAL
SOC
4301.5%

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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
83rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%HMS 33.7%IND 24.5%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️GarlicGI
Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

🏛️MonumentASI

Yasodharman Pillar or Victory

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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