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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Parasia
Winner — 1977
DAMODAR TULSIRAM (DAMU PATIL)
INC· INC
INC 50.2%JNP 46.6%1 others 3.2%
Votes
15,723
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,139
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.0%
of 63,912
A closely fought contest. DAMODAR TULSIRAM (DAMU PATIL) won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR TULSIRAM (DAMU PATIL) | INC | 15,723 | 50.2% |
| 2 | GANGADEEN BABU | Janata | 14,584 | 46.6% |
| 3 | ATMARAM SADASHIVRAO WASNIK | IND | 1,017 | 3.3% |
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 (191st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.6% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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191st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
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220th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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152nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%JNP 46.6%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
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