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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1977

Dhamdha

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Winner — 1977

DHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.1%INC 32.3%9 others 30.7%
Votes
15,540
37.1% share
Winning margin
2,003
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.5%
of 74,174

A closely fought contest. DHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA
JNP
Janata
15,54037.1%
2
PYARELAL
INC
INC
13,53732.3%
3
NATHUSINGH
IND
6,72016.0%
4
GANGAORASAD CHOUBE
CPI
Left
1,7074.1%
5
PUKHRAJ
IND
1,1612.8%
6
BHAIYARAM KURRE
IND
9542.3%
7
MANNULAL
IND
6221.5%
8
SITARAM
IND
6111.5%
9
RAVISHANKAR
IND
6081.4%
10
DAVENDRA KUMAR DANEE
IND
3820.9%
11
BALCHANDRA JAIN
IND
860.2%

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

High turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.1%INC 32.3%IND 16.0%OTH 14.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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