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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1972Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1972

RAMKHELAVAN
SOP 49.1%INC 41.9%1 others 9.0%
Votes
10,890
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,596
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
31.3%
of 70,774

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMKHELAVAN
10,89049.1%
2
RAMA SHARAYA PRASAD
Congress (R)
9,29441.9%
3
CHHOTELAL
Grand Alliance
1,9858.9%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.1% · max 77.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
144th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
219th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 49.1%INC 41.9%BJS 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,219
Density
173 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,306 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population13.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.6%
Electricity62.3%
Sanitation14.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.0%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate61.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance21.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gram
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Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort Rajnagar Fort

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Sculptures at Phutera tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures at Phutera tank

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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