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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Chhapara

Winner — 1972

SATENDRASINGH THAKUR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 52.0%IND 38.7%3 others 9.3%
Votes
10,985
52.0% share
Winning margin
2,800
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.5%
of 61,224

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATENDRASINGH THAKUR
Congress (R)
10,98552.0%
2
THAKUR HIMMATSINGH
IND
8,18538.7%
3
MULCHAND
IND
1,1935.6%
4
JHUNNULAL KUROTIA
IND
5392.5%
5
GAINDLAL MARSKOLE
IND
2371.1%

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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.4% · max 51.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
139th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%IND 38.7%IND 5.6%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

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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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