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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1972

Niwari

Winner — 1972

LUXMI NARAYAN NAYAK
SOP 56.6%INC 32.2%4 others 11.1%
Votes
29,013
56.6% share
Winning margin
12,500
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.9%
of 82,807

Niwari is a safe seat — LUXMI NARAYAN NAYAK won by 24.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LUXMI NARAYAN NAYAK
29,01356.6%
2
NARENDRA SINGH DEO
Congress (R)
16,51332.2%
3
SATTOO YADAVA
IND
2,2474.4%
4
RAJENDRA PD. SHRIVASTAVA
IND
1,9213.8%
5
KHUNTILAL
IND
8161.6%
6
SITA RAM
IND
7151.4%

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.

Average turnout (118th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
118th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
132nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 56.6%INC 32.2%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,45,071
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
904 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,674 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population9.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity49.6%
Sanitation15.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.3%
Health insurance34.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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