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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1972
Ghojpur
Winner — 1972
GULABCHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.9%BJS 36.5%5 others 26.5%
Votes
14,256
36.9% share
Winning margin
151
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.3%
of 65,062
Ghojpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 151 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULABCHAND | Congress (R) | 14,256 | 36.9% |
| 2 | RAMESH KUMAR | Grand Alliance | 14,105 | 36.5% |
| 3 | MIRZA YAQUB BEG | IND | 4,212 | 10.9% |
| 4 | PARABCHAND | 2,014 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | DURGAPRASAD | 1,679 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | RAMPRASAD | IND | 1,592 | 4.1% |
| 7 | SHANTILAL | IND | 741 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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1st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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43rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.9%BJS 36.5%IND 10.9%SOP 5.2%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,55,069
Density
299 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.6%
Electricity72.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated93.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
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