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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1972

Sihora

Winner — 1972

PARMANANDBHAI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.9%BJS 32.0%3 others 12.1%
Votes
26,830
55.9% share
Winning margin
11,487
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.5%
of 71,154

Sihora is a safe seat — PARMANANDBHAI won by 23.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMANANDBHAI
Congress (R)
26,83055.9%
2
GULABDAS AGARWAL
Grand Alliance
15,34332.0%
3
PURSHOTTAMLAL DUBE
IND
3,2196.7%
4
RAJHAHADUR PATHAK
1,6913.5%
5
BALKRISHNA PALDIKAR
IND
9211.9%

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.

Average turnout (130th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
130th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%BJS 32.0%IND 6.7%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Onion
Amleshwar alias Mamleshwar group of temples

Amleshwar alias Mamleshwar group of temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Amleshwar alias Mamleshwar group of temples

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Chandsuraj Gateway

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandsuraj Gateway

Siddhesvara or Siddhnath Temple

Siddhesvara or Siddhnath Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siddhesvara or Siddhnath Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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