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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Gohad
Winner — 1972
BHURE LAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 49.2%INC 46.3%2 others 4.4%
Votes
22,428
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,316
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.9%
of 81,455
A closely fought contest. BHURE LAL won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHURE LAL | Grand Alliance | 22,428 | 49.2% |
| 2 | PRABHU DAYAL | Congress (R) | 21,112 | 46.3% |
| 3 | BAL RAM SHAKYA | 1,274 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | PEHLU RAM | Grand Alliance | 747 | 1.6% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 49.2%INC 46.3%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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