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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1972
Jabalpur West
Winner — 1972
SAWAIMAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.2%BJS 38.3%4 others 5.5%
Votes
24,181
56.2% share
Winning margin
7,697
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.2%
of 72,700
Jabalpur West is a safe seat — SAWAIMAL won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAWAIMAL | Congress (R) | 24,181 | 56.2% |
| 2 | BHAGWATIDHAR VAJPAYEE | Grand Alliance | 16,484 | 38.3% |
| 3 | MOHAN SHASHI | IND | 1,332 | 3.1% |
| 4 | RAMGOPAL SONI | Left | 459 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BALLABHDAS JAIN | 435 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | SURESHCHAND | IND | 133 | 0.3% |
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 (157th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
157th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
169th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.2%BJS 38.3%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,63,715
Density
223 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,020 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population17.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation37.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Women literate64.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel51.0%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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