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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1972

Takhatpur

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Winner — 1972

ROHANI KUMAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.1%BJS 41.1%4 others 13.8%
Votes
15,584
45.1% share
Winning margin
1,398
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.1%
of 65,112

A closely fought contest. ROHANI KUMAR won with a 4.0% margin.

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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROHANI KUMAR
INC
Congress (R)
15,58445.1%
2
MANHARANLAL PANDEY
BJS
Grand Alliance
14,18641.1%
3
DHANIRAM
IND
1,6014.6%
4
MANGAT RAM
IND
1,1573.4%
5
GULAB SINGH
IND
1,0233.0%
6
RAMA
IND
1,0022.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.8% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%BJS 41.1%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,63,289
Density
473 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,211 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population15.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 8.3%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.7%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel28.5%
Health insurance61.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Rani Durgawati Museum

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