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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1972
Dewas
Winner — 1972
DHIRAJSINGH MOHANSINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.0%BJS 43.0%2 others 4.0%
Votes
24,331
53.0% share
Winning margin
4,575
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.4%
of 78,594
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRAJSINGH MOHANSINGH | Congress (R) | 24,331 | 53.0% |
| 2 | M. SINGH RAGHUNATHSINGH | Grand Alliance | 19,756 | 43.0% |
| 3 | RAMBABOO RANGILAL | 1,416 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | SADASHIV TAILOR | 416 | 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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean10.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 10.6% · min 1.8% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.16
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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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2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%BJS 43.0%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED