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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 250 · 1972
Mhow
Winner — 1972
PRAKASH CHAND SETHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 64.0%BJS 24.8%2 others 11.2%
Votes
24,888
64.0% share
Winning margin
15,225
39.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.9%
of 68,407
Mhow is a safe seat — PRAKASH CHAND SETHI won by 39.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH CHAND SETHI | Congress (R) | 24,888 | 64.0% |
| 2 | KRISHNA GOPAL MAHESHWARI | Grand Alliance | 9,663 | 24.8% |
| 3 | SHIV SHANKER PATEL | 3,425 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | DEVILAL RIYAR | 929 | 2.4% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe39.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 24.9% · min 7.4% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.19
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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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3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.0%BJS 24.8%SOP 8.8%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED