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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Sanchi

Winner — 1972

DULICHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.9%BJS 35.1%1 others 3.0%
Votes
17,462
61.9% share
Winning margin
7,561
26.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
44.0%
of 64,139

Sanchi is a safe seat — DULICHAND won by 26.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULICHAND
Congress (R)
17,46261.9%
2
LAKHAN
Grand Alliance
9,90135.1%
3
KUNDAN LAL
IND
8583.0%

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.

High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 2.6% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
46th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
90th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.9%BJS 35.1%OTH 3.0%

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?

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