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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

MARUTI NARAYANRAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.8%BJS 40.5%2 others 12.7%
Votes
15,260
46.8% share
Winning margin
2,074
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.0%
of 70,864

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MARUTI NARAYANRAO
INC
Congress (R)
15,26046.8%
2
GOVARDHANDAS KHANDELWAL
BJS
Grand Alliance
13,18640.5%
3
PREMCHAND MEGHRAJ
IND
3,75211.5%
4
K. S. DIWAN N. L. KHAKALAM
IND
3791.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (145th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 2.6% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
145th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
142nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%BJS 40.5%IND 11.5%OTH 1.2%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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