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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1962

Ashoknagar

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Winner — 1962

RAM DAYAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 38.1%IND 31.8%5 others 30.1%
Votes
10,474
38.1% share
Winning margin
1,713
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.9%
of 58,684

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DAYAL SINGH
INC
INC
10,47438.1%
2
RAM SWAROOP
IND
8,76131.8%
3
SHANTI LAL
CPI
Left
2,96610.8%
4
LAXMAN
IND
1,9647.1%
5
CHIMAN LAL
BJS
1,6776.1%
6
BUNDEL SINGH
IND
9013.3%
7
RAJDHAR SINGH
HMS
7692.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.6% · max 49.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
66th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
61st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.1%IND 31.8%CPI 10.8%IND 7.1%BJS 6.1%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,519
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,390 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population15.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel34.5%
Health insurance43.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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