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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1972
Vidisha
Winner — 1972
SURYA PRAKASH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.8%BJS 48.4%1 others 1.8%
Votes
23,612
49.8% share
Winning margin
637
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.4%
of 79,883
Vidisha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 637 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURYA PRAKASH | Congress (R) | 23,612 | 49.8% |
| 2 | RAGHAVJI | Grand Alliance | 22,975 | 48.4% |
| 3 | KOWAL CHAND JAIN | IND | 854 | 1.8% |
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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.3% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
8th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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127th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%BJS 48.4%OTH 1.8%
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?
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