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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

JAHAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 26.8%INC 16.3%14 others 56.9%
Votes
10,577
26.8% share
Winning margin
4,160
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
53.6%
of 73,510

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAHAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
10,57726.8%
2
RAJ BAHADUR SINGH
INC
INC
6,41716.3%
3
CHIMAN SINGH
IND
4,90312.4%
4
BIHARI LAL
IND
4,56411.6%
5
BANSHIDHAR
IND
4,26810.8%
6
KIRTIRAM SINGH
IND
2,7937.1%
7
RAMGIR
IND
1,6194.1%
8
BISHAMBAR SINGH
IND
9132.3%
9
BHAGWANT
IND
7221.8%
10
TIKARAM
IND
6791.7%
11
SATYPAL SINGH
IND
4351.1%
12
RAM PRASAD SINGH
IND
4091.0%
13
RAMPAL SINGH
IND
3951.0%
14
MATHURI
IND
3470.9%
15
RAM NARESH
IND
2930.7%
16
KAPTAN SINGH
IND
690.2%

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 (183rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.0% · max 17.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
183rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
218th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 26.8%INC 16.3%IND 12.4%IND 11.6%IND 10.8%IND 7.1%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

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