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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1962
Sailana
Winner — 1962
LAXMANSINGH JHITRA
SOC
SOC 42.1%INC 28.6%4 others 29.3%
Votes
9,664
42.1% share
Winning margin
3,111
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
38.4%
of 59,733
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMANSINGH JHITRA | SOC | 9,664 | 42.1% |
| 2 | SUMAN RAMCHAND | INC | 6,553 | 28.6% |
| 3 | NIRMALSINGH NATHURAM | IND | 3,578 | 15.6% |
| 4 | VISHWANATHSINGH CHATRASINGH | Swatantra Party | 2,471 | 10.8% |
| 5 | HARVANSLAL DEVIDAYAL | 363 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | HEMRAJ JAGANNATH | IND | 312 | 1.4% |
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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lean13.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.4% · min 1.5% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.06
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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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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOC 42.1%INC 28.6%IND 15.6%SWA 10.8%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED