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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1972
Shujalpur
Winner — 1972
RAMESHWAR DAYAL SHARMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.6%BJS 39.3%2 others 7.2%
Votes
25,854
53.6% share
Winning margin
6,912
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.9%
of 74,375
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR DAYAL SHARMA | Congress (R) | 25,854 | 53.6% |
| 2 | ANAND KUMAR JAIN | Grand Alliance | 18,942 | 39.3% |
| 3 | HIRALAL BAPHNA | 2,230 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | HARINARAYAN | IND | 1,220 | 2.5% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 19.8% · min 1.4% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
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52%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.6%BJS 39.3%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED