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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1962

Maihar

Winner — 1962

GOPAL SHARAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 48.7%RRP 24.5%2 others 26.8%
Votes
11,251
48.7% share
Winning margin
5,589
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.5%
of 55,698

Maihar is a safe seat — GOPAL SHARAN SINGH won by 24.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL SHARAN SINGH
INC
11,25148.7%
2
RAMADHAR
RRP
5,66224.5%
3
GAYA RAM SINGH
3,94917.1%
4
RAM VISHAL SINGH
SOC
2,2549.8%

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.

Average turnout (151st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.2% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
151st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
175th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%RRP 24.5%BJS 17.1%SOC 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,45,166
Density
286 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,048 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.1%
Health insurance40.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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