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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Bhainsdehi

Winner — 1972

KALYASINGH BALAJI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.1%BJS 43.9%1 others 9.0%
Votes
11,760
47.1% share
Winning margin
809
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
35.9%
of 69,600

A closely fought contest. KALYASINGH BALAJI won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALYASINGH BALAJI
Congress (R)
11,76047.1%
2
KESHARSINGH DADDUSINGH
Grand Alliance
10,95143.9%
3
PATIRAM GANGU
IND
2,2509.0%

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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.2% · max 62.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
133rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
162nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%BJS 43.9%IND 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Potato

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