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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1972
Kotghora
Winner — 1972
BODHRAM
IND
IND 38.9%INC 36.3%5 others 24.8%
Votes
15,794
38.9% share
Winning margin
1,079
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.8%
of 76,897
A closely fought contest. BODHRAM won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BODHRAM | IND | 15,794 | 38.9% |
| 2 | JYOTIBHUSHAN PRATAP SINGH | Congress (R) | 14,715 | 36.3% |
| 3 | MAHABIR PRASAD | IND | 5,678 | 14.0% |
| 4 | SHEOBHAGAT | IND | 1,910 | 4.7% |
| 5 | BHUVNESHWAR SINGH | Grand Alliance | 1,559 | 3.8% |
| 6 | THAN SINGH | 466 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | SUNDRAM | IND | 443 | 1.1% |
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 (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
136th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.9%INC 36.3%IND 14.0%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,44,758
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,076 km²
SC population9.0%
ST population46.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity47.1%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel26.9%
Health insurance19.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mahua
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