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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1972
BALRAJ
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.5%BJS 30.9%2 others 33.6%
Votes
8,564
35.5% share
Winning margin
1,107
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
31.1%
of 77,538
A closely fought contest. BALRAJ won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALRAJ | Congress (R) | 8,564 | 35.5% |
| 2 | SHEOLAL | Grand Alliance | 7,457 | 30.9% |
| 3 | SHEONANDAN | IND | 6,849 | 28.4% |
| 4 | TRIBHUAN SINGH | 1,274 | 5.3% |
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 (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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182nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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55th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.5%BJS 30.9%IND 28.4%SOP 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,16,520
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,135 km²
SC population20.5%
ST population16.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.7%
Electricity32.6%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel22.1%
Health insurance12.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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