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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1972

Ranpur Baghelan

Winner — 1972

TOSHAN SINGH
SOP 34.9%IND 33.3%5 others 31.8%
Votes
18,580
34.9% share
Winning margin
881
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.1%
of 85,642

Ranpur Baghelan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 881 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TOSHAN SINGH
18,58034.9%
2
RAGHVENDRA SINGH
IND
17,69933.3%
3
SURENDRA SINGH
Grand Alliance
12,46423.4%
4
SOBHNATH SINGH
IND
1,5733.0%
5
RAMANUJ
IND
1,5162.9%
6
VISHRAM DAS
IND
9461.8%
7
KAMAL BHAN SINGH
IND
4380.8%

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 (173rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.9% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 34.9%IND 33.3%BJS 23.4%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Furniture - Wooden

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