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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1972
Budhni
Winner — 1972
SALIGRAM VAKIL
IND
IND 44.0%INC 37.1%1 others 18.9%
Votes
16,821
44.0% share
Winning margin
2,653
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.6%
of 71,184
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALIGRAM VAKIL | IND | 16,821 | 44.0% |
| 2 | BANSHIDHAR KALURAM | Congress (R) | 14,168 | 37.1% |
| 3 | KRISHNA KANT JOSHI | Grand Alliance | 7,203 | 18.9% |
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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
21st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
197th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.0%INC 37.1%BJS 18.9%
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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