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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1972
Chaurai
Winner — 1972
LAXMINARAYAN LALJI PRASAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.2%BJS 28.2%3 others 8.6%
Votes
14,756
63.2% share
Winning margin
8,176
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.3%
of 62,647
Chaurai is a safe seat — LAXMINARAYAN LALJI PRASAD won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMINARAYAN LALJI PRASAD | Congress (R) | 14,756 | 63.2% |
| 2 | CHOUDHARY KUBERSINGH | Grand Alliance | 6,580 | 28.2% |
| 3 | B. D. RATHI M. C. RATHI | 1,056 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | SHIV PRASAD MUKKUSINGH | IND | 509 | 2.2% |
| 5 | A. BALDEV PRASAD | IND | 440 | 1.9% |
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 (178th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.4% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
178th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
199th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.2%BJS 28.2%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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