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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sonkatch
Winner — 1977
DEVILAL RAIKWAL BULCHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.9%INC 37.7%1 others 2.4%
Votes
28,481
59.9% share
Winning margin
10,558
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.9%
of 68,055
Sonkatch is a safe seat — DEVILAL RAIKWAL BULCHAND won by 22.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVILAL RAIKWAL BULCHAND | Janata | 28,481 | 59.9% |
| 2 | KHUMBANCHAND GOLIA GOKUL PRASAD | INC | 17,923 | 37.7% |
| 3 | PYARELAL THAVARJEE | IND | 1,136 | 2.4% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe22.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
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How crowded is the field?
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1.91
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.9%INC 37.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED