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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1967
Sohagpur
Winner — 1967
K. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 65.3%IND 12.8%5 others 21.9%
Votes
20,962
65.3% share
Winning margin
16,867
52.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.2%
of 63,944
Sohagpur is a safe seat — K. SINGH won by 52.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SINGH | INC | 20,962 | 65.3% |
| 2 | D. DAYAL | IND | 4,095 | 12.8% |
| 3 | NANAKRAM | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,838 | 12.0% |
| 4 | PREMJI | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,353 | 4.2% |
| 5 | D. RAM | Praja Socialist Party | 1,341 | 4.2% |
| 6 | M. JAIN | Left | 348 | 1.1% |
| 7 | S. SINGH | Left | 166 | 0.5% |
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 (154th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.3% · max 52.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
154th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
149th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.3%IND 12.8%BJS 12.0%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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