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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Pohri

Winner — 1972

BABU LAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 61.1%INC 35.0%2 others 4.0%
Votes
19,263
61.0% share
Winning margin
8,225
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.0%
of 68,613

Pohri is a safe seat — BABU LAL won by 26.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU LAL
Grand Alliance
19,26361.0%
2
MISHREE
Congress (R)
11,03835.0%
3
CHARNOO
IND
7722.5%
4
RAMJEELAL
IND
4781.5%

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 (149th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
149th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 61.0%INC 35.0%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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