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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

BHAGIRATH SINGH
BJS
BJS 53.6%INC 41.9%1 others 4.5%
Votes
20,385
53.6% share
Winning margin
4,448
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.9%
of 56,042

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGIRATH SINGH
BJS
20,38553.6%
2
VIJAY SINGH
INC
INC
15,93741.9%
3
KHUMAN SINGH
IND
1,7164.5%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 53.6%INC 41.9%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

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