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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972
Gird
Winner — 1972
VIJAYARAJE SCINDHIA
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 59.3%INC 34.7%2 others 6.0%
Votes
25,636
59.3% share
Winning margin
10,618
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.6%
of 71,402
Gird is a safe seat — VIJAYARAJE SCINDHIA won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYARAJE SCINDHIA | Grand Alliance | 25,636 | 59.3% |
| 2 | GHURAIYA SARNAMSINGH | Congress (R) | 15,018 | 34.7% |
| 3 | SHANKAR GIR | 1,765 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | GADHUARAM | IND | 826 | 1.9% |
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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
219th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 59.3%INC 34.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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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