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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1967
Chaurai
Winner — 1967
D. SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 54.2%BJS 14.9%4 others 30.9%
Votes
12,382
54.2% share
Winning margin
8,984
39.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.6%
of 56,302
Chaurai is a safe seat — D. SHARMA won by 39.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. SHARMA | INC | 12,382 | 54.2% |
| 2 | S. SHANKARLAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,398 | 14.9% |
| 3 | K. PADAMSINGH | JAC | 2,623 | 11.5% |
| 4 | B. PANDEY | IND | 1,903 | 8.3% |
| 5 | J. BUDDHARAM | IND | 1,306 | 5.7% |
| 6 | D. VERMA | IND | 1,229 | 5.4% |
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 (178th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.4% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
178th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
199th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.2%BJS 14.9%JAC 11.5%IND 8.3%IND 5.7%IND 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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