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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1977
Sohagpur
Winner — 1977
KRISHNA PAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 48.7%JNP 39.8%4 others 11.4%
Votes
20,518
48.7% share
Winning margin
3,752
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.6%
of 78,542
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA PAL SINGH | INC | 20,518 | 48.7% |
| 2 | DADAN RAM GUPTA | Janata | 16,766 | 39.8% |
| 3 | MANNILAL | Left | 2,782 | 6.6% |
| 4 | DAVIDEEN | IND | 1,638 | 3.9% |
| 5 | LALMAN | IND | 197 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RISHIRAJ | IND | 192 | 0.5% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.6% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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87th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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19th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%JNP 39.8%CPI 6.6%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%
What's nearby?
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