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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1972
Hoshangabad
Winner — 1972
SUSHILA DIXIT
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.9%IND 38.0%2 others 20.1%
Votes
13,824
41.9% share
Winning margin
1,270
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.2%
of 63,310
A closely fought contest. SUSHILA DIXIT won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHILA DIXIT | Congress (R) | 13,824 | 41.9% |
| 2 | BHAWANI SHANKAR SHARMA | IND | 12,554 | 38.0% |
| 3 | SANTOSH KUMAR GAUR | IND | 5,680 | 17.2% |
| 4 | PURAN SHOBHA | IND | 970 | 2.9% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.4% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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67th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
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176th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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186th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%IND 38.0%IND 17.2%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
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