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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1962
Shahpur
Winner — 1962
DURGABAI
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 44.8%INC 40.3%2 others 14.9%
Votes
16,920
44.8% share
Winning margin
1,722
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.0%
of 61,914
A closely fought contest. DURGABAI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGABAI | Praja Socialist Party | 16,920 | 44.8% |
| 2 | SHAMRAO | INC | 15,198 | 40.3% |
| 3 | GOPALRAO | REP | 3,684 | 9.8% |
| 4 | BABURAO | 1,952 | 5.2% |
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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lean4.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 10.6% · min 1.8% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.16
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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
PSP 44.8%INC 40.3%REP 9.8%BJS 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED