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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1962
Garoth
Winner — 1962
MOHANLAL
BJS 45.5%INC 42.0%1 others 12.5%
Votes
12,191
45.5% share
Winning margin
955
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.9%
of 58,403
A closely fought contest. MOHANLAL won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total
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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lean3.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.18
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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2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 45.5%INC 42.0%IND 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED