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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1972
Chitra Koot
Winner — 1972
RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.7%SOP 23.0%3 others 20.3%
Votes
28,711
56.7% share
Winning margin
17,073
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.6%
of 79,558
Chitra Koot is a safe seat — RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE won by 33.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE | Congress (R) | 28,711 | 56.7% |
| 2 | RAM NAND SINGH | 11,638 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | GOPAL SHARAN SINGH | 6,075 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | VISHWESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 3,275 | 6.5% |
| 5 | PARASNATH PANDE | IND | 931 | 1.8% |
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.
Average turnout (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.9% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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153rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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56th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.7%SOP 23.0%NCO 12.0%IND 6.5%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,45,166
Density
286 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,048 km²
SC population25.0%
ST population4.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel32.1%
Health insurance40.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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