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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1972

Lahar

Winner — 1972

RAGHAVRAM CHAUDHARY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.2%BJS 35.2%4 others 28.6%
Votes
14,550
36.2% share
Winning margin
415
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.6%
of 63,193

Lahar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 415 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHAVRAM CHAUDHARY
Congress (R)
14,55036.2%
2
PRABHU DAYAL TRIPATHI
Grand Alliance
14,13535.2%
3
NAWAB SINGH
IND
5,49413.7%
4
CHHAKKOO LAL
IND
5,20613.0%
5
ABDULLAH
IND
5321.3%
6
SHIV NARAYAN
IND
2590.6%

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 (224th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 28.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
224th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
198th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.2%BJS 35.2%IND 13.7%IND 13.0%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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