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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 302 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Sardarpur
Winner — 1977
MOOLCHAND PATEL
INC· INC
INC 48.9%JNP 47.0%2 others 4.1%
Votes
16,239
48.9% share
Winning margin
612
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.6%
of 72,854
Sardarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 612 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOLCHAND PATEL | INC | 16,239 | 48.9% |
| 2 | BHERUSINGH CHAUHAN | Janata | 15,627 | 47.0% |
| 3 | JAMSINGH VESTA | IND | 1,159 | 3.5% |
| 4 | GANPATSINGH BICHCHIYA | IND | 212 | 0.6% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 1.8% · max 38.2%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
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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2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%JNP 47.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED