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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1967

Murwara

Winner — 1967

G. GUPTA D
INC· INC
INC 28.7%IND 23.6%3 others 47.8%
Votes
9,961
28.7% share
Winning margin
1,780
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.8%
of 62,241

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. GUPTA D
INC
9,96128.7%
2
VENKATRAMAN
IND
8,18123.6%
3
L. B. RAMDAS
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,95322.9%
4
V. BENAR JI
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
6,56218.9%
5
NARESHNATH
IND
2,0676.0%

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.

Low turnout (210th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
210th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
81st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.7%IND 23.6%SSP 22.9%BJS 18.9%IND 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

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