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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1977Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1977

SARASCHANDRA JHARIA
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.9%INC 37.3%9 others 19.8%
Votes
15,638
42.9% share
Winning margin
2,064
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.2%
of 66,015

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARASCHANDRA JHARIA
JNP
Janata
15,63842.9%
2
SITARAM SUKHLAL
INC
INC
13,57437.3%
3
BABULAL LALJOO
IND
2,3906.6%
4
PURANLAL HANNU
IND
1,6094.4%
5
BHAGWATSINGH GANESH PRASAD
IND
9142.5%
6
BALAPRASAD PHUNDILAL
IND
7902.2%
7
DOULATSINGH HALKEPRASAD
IND
7672.1%
8
B.S. GHANSORIYA RAMSINGH
IND
2480.7%
9
HEMRAJ HALKOO
IND
1960.5%
10
RAMPRASAD BHAGCHAND
IND
1770.5%
11
LAXMAN AWACHIT
IND
1310.4%

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 (206th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 0.5% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
206th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
192nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.9%INC 37.3%IND 6.6%OTH 13.3%

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
Known forDISTRICT
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