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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1972
Sehore
Winner — 1972
AZIZ QURESHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.8%BJS 27.0%4 others 31.2%
Votes
19,107
41.8% share
Winning margin
6,782
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.6%
of 80,702
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZIZ QURESHI | Congress (R) | 19,107 | 41.8% |
| 2 | SUDARSHAN MAHAJAN | Grand Alliance | 12,325 | 27.0% |
| 3 | GENDALAL RAI HAZARILAL | IND | 8,499 | 18.6% |
| 4 | MUNSHILAL GHESILAL | IND | 3,903 | 8.5% |
| 5 | HARI RAM | 1,033 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | KAMAL KISHORE HEMRAJ | IND | 848 | 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.
Average turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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83rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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160th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%BJS 27.0%IND 18.6%IND 8.5%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,40,411
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,535 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.0%Muslim 9.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation24.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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