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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
KASTURCHAND CHAUDHARY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.3%BJS 43.7%1 others 5.0%
Votes
17,887
51.3% share
Winning margin
2,638
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.2%
of 59,890
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASTURCHAND CHAUDHARY | Congress (R) | 17,887 | 51.3% |
| 2 | SHRINIVAS CHAUDHARY | Grand Alliance | 15,249 | 43.7% |
| 3 | TULSIRAM HEMRAJ | IND | 1,728 | 5.0% |
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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safe7.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.1% · min 7.6% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
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73%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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1.94
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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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%BJS 43.7%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED