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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1972
Murwara
Winner — 1972
LAKHAN SINGH SOLANKI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.5%SOP 34.3%1 others 2.2%
Votes
22,315
63.5% share
Winning margin
10,241
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.8%
of 67,834
Murwara is a safe seat — LAKHAN SINGH SOLANKI won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHAN SINGH SOLANKI | Congress (R) | 22,315 | 63.5% |
| 2 | NARASHNATH CHOUBE | 12,074 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | CHHAKKILAL RAWAT | IND | 774 | 2.2% |
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 (210th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
210th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
81st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.5%SOP 34.3%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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