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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1977

Badwara

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Winner — 1977

BACHHAN NAYAK
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.7%INC 27.7%8 others 41.7%
Votes
11,132
30.7% share
Winning margin
1,093
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
54.3%
of 66,880

A closely fought contest. BACHHAN NAYAK won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHHAN NAYAK
JNP
Janata
11,13230.7%
2
N.V. RAMAN
INC
INC
10,03927.7%
3
KANWAR VIJENDRA SINGH
IND
7,29720.1%
4
GURU PRASAD URMALIA
IND
2,5397.0%
5
RAMASHRAY CHATURVEDI
IND
2,0515.7%
6
MOOLCHAND
IND
1,0552.9%
7
VISHWANATH
IND
9262.5%
8
KODULAL GUPTA
IND
7252.0%
9
CHANDRABHUSHAN
IND
3210.9%
10
V. SUBBARAO
IND
2040.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.6% · max 51.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
62nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
200th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.7%INC 27.7%IND 20.1%IND 7.0%IND 5.7%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,76,697
Density
841 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,898 km²
SC population16.6%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.3%Muslim 12.7%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.3%
Electricity96.5%
Sanitation78.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)24.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.1%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel86.9%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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