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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Gharghoda
Winner — 1972
SURENDRA SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.8%BJS 25.3%2 others 25.9%
Votes
16,992
48.8% share
Winning margin
8,184
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.5%
of 78,144
Gharghoda is a safe seat — SURENDRA SINGH won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA SINGH | Congress (R) | 16,992 | 48.8% |
| 2 | RAM PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 8,808 | 25.3% |
| 3 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | IND | 7,776 | 22.3% |
| 4 | NAKUL | IND | 1,237 | 3.5% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.6% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
87th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%BJS 25.3%IND 22.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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