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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1972
Indore I
Winner — 1972
MAHESH JOSHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.9%BJS 32.5%3 others 13.6%
Votes
25,298
53.9% share
Winning margin
10,026
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.9%
of 73,439
Indore I is a safe seat — MAHESH JOSHI won by 21.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH JOSHI | Congress (R) | 25,298 | 53.9% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA DHARKAR | Grand Alliance | 15,272 | 32.5% |
| 3 | RAMNARAIN TIWARI | IND | 3,203 | 6.8% |
| 4 | RATAN PATODI | 2,760 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | SHAHZADALI ASGHERALI | IND | 410 | 0.9% |
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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safe21.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.20
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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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3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%BJS 32.5%IND 6.8%SOP 5.9%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED