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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAWAIMAL
Congress (R)
24,18156.2%
2
BHAGWATIDHAR VAJPAYEE
Grand Alliance
16,48438.3%
3
MOHAN SHASHI
IND
1,3323.1%
4
RAMGOPAL SONI
Left
4591.1%
5
BALLABHDAS JAIN
4351.0%
6
SURESHCHAND
IND
1330.3%

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
safe
17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
157th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
169th of 230

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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