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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Tapkara
Winner — 1972
DINESHWAR SAI
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 52.9%INC 33.2%2 others 14.0%
Votes
17,891
52.9% share
Winning margin
6,668
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.5%
of 65,677
Tapkara is a safe seat — DINESHWAR SAI won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESHWAR SAI | Grand Alliance | 17,891 | 52.9% |
| 2 | KEDARNATH SAI | Congress (R) | 11,223 | 33.2% |
| 3 | JUNATHAN | IND | 3,195 | 9.4% |
| 4 | KAROLUS | IND | 1,538 | 4.5% |
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 (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.9% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
165th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
14th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.9%INC 33.2%IND 9.4%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,27,033
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,851 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population27.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity42.9%
Sanitation7.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance26.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet (Panja Dari)
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