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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977

Lashkar West

Winner — 1977

SHITALA SAHAI
JNP· Janata
JNP 70.8%INC 22.0%4 others 7.2%
Votes
24,483
70.8% share
Winning margin
16,889
48.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.7%
of 68,144

Lashkar West is a safe seat — SHITALA SAHAI won by 48.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHITALA SAHAI
Janata
24,48370.8%
2
RAGHUNATH RAO DIGAMBAR PAPRIKAR
INC
7,59422.0%
3
BADRI PRASAD BAGHALE
1,3413.9%
4
DARSHAN SINGH
IND
5961.7%
5
PRAKASH CHAND
IND
3270.9%
6
LAKSHMAN RAM RAMRAKHIYANI
IND
2160.6%

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.

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
48.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
219th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 70.8%INC 22.0%OTH 7.2%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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