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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Ambah
Winner — 1977
CHHOKHELAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.3%INC 42.0%1 others 0.7%
Votes
22,967
57.3% share
Winning margin
6,135
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.2%
of 79,856
Ambah is a safe seat — CHHOKHELAL won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHOKHELAL | Janata | 22,967 | 57.3% |
| 2 | PATIRAM | INC | 16,832 | 42.0% |
| 3 | RAMCHARAN | IND | 261 | 0.7% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.3%INC 42.0%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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