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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1977
Maihar
Winner — 1977
NARAYAN SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.7%INC 23.8%9 others 22.4%
Votes
26,036
53.7% share
Winning margin
14,480
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
61.1%
of 79,292
Maihar is a safe seat — NARAYAN SINGH won by 29.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYAN SINGH | Janata | 26,036 | 53.7% |
| 2 | LALJI PATEL | INC | 11,556 | 23.8% |
| 3 | MOHMAD SARVAR | IND | 4,426 | 9.1% |
| 4 | RAMA SHANKAR | IND | 2,032 | 4.2% |
| 5 | RAM SINGH | IND | 1,185 | 2.4% |
| 6 | LAL CHAND SHEKHAR | IND | 846 | 1.8% |
| 7 | RAMADHAR | IND | 843 | 1.7% |
| 8 | SHIV NARAYAN | IND | 702 | 1.4% |
| 9 | SHYAM LAL | IND | 510 | 1.1% |
| 10 | KESHAV PRASAD | IND | 191 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SHRIPAT KALAKAR | IND | 143 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
182nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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55th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.7%INC 23.8%IND 9.1%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,16,520
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,135 km²
SC population20.5%
ST population16.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.7%
Electricity32.6%
Sanitation10.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel22.1%
Health insurance12.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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