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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Meheswar
Winner — 1962
BHIKAJI TANTYA
BJS 54.2%INC 37.3%2 others 8.6%
Votes
13,403
54.2% share
Winning margin
4,184
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
43.6%
of 56,697
Meheswar is a safe seat — BHIKAJI TANTYA won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIKAJI TANTYA | 13,403 | 54.2% | |
| 2 | SITARAM SADHURAM | INC | 9,219 | 37.3% |
| 3 | DEVKIBAI SITARAM | IND | 1,283 | 5.2% |
| 4 | SITARAM JAIRAM | SOC | 836 | 3.4% |
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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lean16.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 2.9% · max 20.7%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.13
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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2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 54.2%INC 37.3%IND 5.2%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED