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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

RAM SHANKAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.4%INC 24.4%8 others 41.2%
Votes
19,142
34.4% share
Winning margin
5,590
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.5%
of 87,644

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SHANKAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
19,14234.4%
2
RAM SHANKAR CHOUDHARY
INC
INC
13,55224.4%
3
PRABHU DAYAL
IND
8,91316.0%
4
BALAK RAM
IND
6,99012.6%
5
NRAPATILAL SHARMA
IND
3,1315.6%
6
ARJUN SINGH
IND
1,6342.9%
7
RAMVIR SINGH
IND
1,4162.5%
8
CHUNNI LAL
IND
6941.3%
9
VASU DEV SINGH
IND
720.1%
10
MAHARAJ SINGH
IND
620.1%

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

Average turnout (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.0% · max 26.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
160th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
229th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.4%INC 24.4%IND 16.0%IND 12.6%IND 5.6%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sandstone Tiles
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Tomb of Abul Fazal

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Tomb of Abul Fazal

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