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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1972
Saraipali
Winner — 1972
V. B. SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.7%BJS 40.2%3 others 15.1%
Votes
13,044
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,310
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.5%
of 70,267
A closely fought contest. V. B. SINGH won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. B. SINGH | Congress (R) | 13,044 | 44.7% |
| 2 | JAGDISHLAL LAKHISINGH | Grand Alliance | 11,734 | 40.2% |
| 3 | GANESHRAM VISHIKESHAN | IND | 2,692 | 9.2% |
| 4 | NARAYAN DASHRATHI | IND | 899 | 3.1% |
| 5 | G. R. SEN VISHAN DAYAL | IND | 816 | 2.8% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
34th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.7%BJS 40.2%IND 9.2%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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