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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1977

Mehgaon

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Winner — 1977

RAMESHWAR DAYAL DANTREY
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.4%INC 29.5%12 others 40.1%
Votes
14,629
30.4% share
Winning margin
465
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.7%
of 74,364

Mehgaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 465 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR DAYAL DANTREY
JNP
Janata
14,62930.4%
2
RAISINGH BHADORIA
INC
INC
14,16429.5%
3
JAGDAMBA SINGH
IND
8,66118.0%
4
CHHABI RAM
CPI
Left
2,4605.1%
5
GENDA LAL
IND
2,4205.0%
6
SALIG RAM
IND
2,4015.0%
7
NARENDRA SINGH
IND
8341.7%
8
GAYARAM
IND
7821.6%
9
SHRI KRISHNA
IND
6701.4%
10
ROSHAN LAL
IND
5301.1%
11
SABHA RAM
IND
2810.6%
12
KALICHARAN SINGH
IND
1460.3%
13
BHAGWAN LAL
IND
680.1%
14
BAL KRISHNA
IND
330.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.7% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
228th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
222nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.4%INC 29.5%IND 18.0%CPI 5.1%IND 5.0%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,005
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
837 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,459 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.2%
Electricity36.1%
Sanitation23.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.5%
Children fully vaccinated70.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.9%
Women literate70.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.0%
Health insurance31.0%

What's nearby?

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