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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1972Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1972

BAPULAL KISHANLAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.5%BJS 45.0%2 others 3.5%
Votes
27,484
51.5% share
Winning margin
3,452
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.0%
of 75,199

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1967 vs 1972

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAPULAL KISHANLAL
INC
Congress (R)
27,48451.5%
2
DEVILAL REKWAL
BJS
Grand Alliance
24,03245.0%
3
BAGNIRAM KHUSHAL
IND
1,4792.8%
4
DEVILAL BAPULAL MALVIYA
SOP
4100.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 10.0% · min 2.0% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%BJS 45.0%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

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