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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972 by-elections
Gird
Winner — 1972 by-elections
B.SHARMA
CPI 43.6%BJS 40.9%6 others 15.4%
Votes
12,704
43.6% share
Winning margin
789
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Gird was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 789 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.SHARMA | 12,704 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | M.MISHRA | 11,915 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | B.KUSHWAH | IND | 1,868 | 0.0% |
| 4 | J.RAOSAHIB | IND | 1,682 | 0.0% |
| 5 | R.M.SINGH | IND | 527 | 0.0% |
| 6 | NATHU | IND | 238 | 0.0% |
| 7 | ROOPCHAND | IND | 110 | 0.0% |
| 8 | G.SHARMA | IND | 70 | 0.0% |
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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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219th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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178th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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168th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
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