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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1972
Chhatarpur
Winner — 1972
MAHENDRA KUMAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.7%SOP 26.7%2 others 33.6%
Votes
14,935
39.7% share
Winning margin
4,879
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
49.7%
of 75,804
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA KUMAR | Congress (R) | 14,935 | 39.7% |
| 2 | JAGDAMBA PRASAD | 10,056 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | RAM SWAROOP KHARE | Grand Alliance | 8,878 | 23.6% |
| 4 | DEVENDRA SINGH | Grand Alliance | 3,781 | 10.0% |
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.
Average turnout (114th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
114th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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87th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.7%SOP 26.7%BJS 23.6%SWA 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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