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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1967Reserved (ST)

Dindori

Winner — 1967

S. LAL
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 48.3%IND 38.1%1 others 13.6%
Votes
10,570
48.3% share
Winning margin
2,221
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
37.4%
of 58,582

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. LAL
Praja Socialist Party
10,57048.3%
2
J. SINGH
IND
8,34938.1%
3
P. SINGH
INC
2,98113.6%

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.

High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 48.3%IND 38.1%INC 13.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

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