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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 242 · 1962
Barnagar
Winner — 1962
RAMPRAKASH ISHWARDAS
SOC
SOC 46.8%INC 46.2%2 others 7.1%
Votes
13,025
46.8% share
Winning margin
175
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.9%
of 49,775
Barnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 175 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMPRAKASH ISHWARDAS | SOC | 13,025 | 46.8% |
| 2 | KANHAIYALAL | INC | 12,850 | 46.2% |
| 3 | BHIM SINGH | 1,084 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | UDAI SINGH | Swatantra Party | 880 | 3.2% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.3% · min 0.6% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
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61%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 46.8%INC 46.2%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED