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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1972

Seondha

Winner — 1972

SHIV CHARAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.4%BJS 37.5%3 others 17.1%
Votes
18,847
45.4% share
Winning margin
3,271
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.9%
of 68,214

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV CHARAN
Congress (R)
18,84745.4%
2
DHYANENDRA S. MAHENDRA S
Grand Alliance
15,57637.5%
3
MANNOOLAL
IND
4,55411.0%
4
SHRILAL MATTU
IND
1,5833.8%
5
TULSIRAM
9682.3%

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 (170th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.7% · max 66.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
170th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.22
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
227th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%BJS 37.5%IND 11.0%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,86,754
Density
271 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,902 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.0%Other 5.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity61.2%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate67.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel31.2%
Health insurance30.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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