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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Rajpur
Winner — 1972
BARKU MAHADU CHOUHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.8%BJS 42.3%1 others 2.8%
Votes
17,637
54.9% share
Winning margin
4,025
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.0%
of 61,777
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARKU MAHADU CHOUHAN | Congress (R) | 17,637 | 54.9% |
| 2 | RUPSINGH CHOUHAN | Grand Alliance | 13,612 | 42.3% |
| 3 | CHAMARIYA TOTIYA | IND | 908 | 2.8% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean12.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%BJS 42.3%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED