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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1972
Berasia
Winner — 1972
GAURI SHANKAR KAUSHAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 50.6%INC 40.8%3 others 8.6%
Votes
17,600
50.6% share
Winning margin
3,417
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.1%
of 68,069
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SHANKAR KAUSHAL | Grand Alliance | 17,600 | 50.6% |
| 2 | VISHNU NARAIN CHATURBHUJ | Congress (R) | 14,183 | 40.8% |
| 3 | SUNDER LAL | IND | 1,282 | 3.7% |
| 4 | DEVI SINGH HALKU SINGH | IND | 1,224 | 3.5% |
| 5 | B. CHATURVEDI GOPALDAS | 502 | 1.4% |
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 (45th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.9% · max 34.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
45th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
68th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 50.6%INC 40.8%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,26,067
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,256 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population8.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.7%Muslim 8.2%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity82.7%
Sanitation26.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.3%
Clean cooking fuel52.4%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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