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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1972

Harda

Winner — 1972

NANHELAL PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.0%BJS 29.4%4 others 16.6%
Votes
19,466
54.0% share
Winning margin
8,854
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.5%
of 61,711

Harda is a safe seat — NANHELAL PATEL won by 24.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NANHELAL PATEL
Congress (R)
19,46654.0%
2
VIRENDRA KUMAR ANAND
Grand Alliance
10,61229.4%
3
BABULAL SILARPURIA
2,2586.3%
4
PADAMSINGH SOLANKI
IND
1,9155.3%
5
RAMKISHAN
IND
1,2623.5%
6
NARMADA PRASAD UPADHYAY
IND
5611.6%

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.

Low turnout (188th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 6.8% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
188th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
63rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%BJS 29.4%SOP 6.3%IND 5.3%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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