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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Pathalgaon

Winner — 1972

LALJIT SINGH
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 45.3%INC 42.0%4 others 12.7%
Votes
13,785
45.3% share
Winning margin
979
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.7%
of 63,853

A closely fought contest. LALJIT SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALJIT SINGH
Grand Alliance
13,78545.3%
2
LOCHAN SAIPARHA
Congress (R)
12,80642.0%
3
RAMRATAN
IND
1,4084.6%
4
LOCHAN SAI SIDAR
IND
9223.0%
5
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
8252.7%
6
SADHU RAM URAON
7122.3%

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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 45.3%INC 42.0%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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