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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972
Kotma
Winner — 1972
MRIGENDRA SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.5%IND 20.6%2 others 15.9%
Votes
18,242
63.5% share
Winning margin
12,328
42.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.8%
of 68,783
Kotma is a safe seat — MRIGENDRA SINGH won by 42.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRIGENDRA SINGH | Congress (R) | 18,242 | 63.5% |
| 2 | SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 5,914 | 20.6% |
| 3 | RAMDAYAL SHUKLA | 3,757 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | ANANTRAM | IND | 826 | 2.9% |
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.
Low turnout (218th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.3% · max 68.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
218th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
177th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.5%IND 20.6%SOP 13.1%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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