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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1980 by-elections

Akaltara

Winner — 1980 by-elections

D.KSINGH
INC(I)
INC(I) 52.0%JNP(JP) 31.0%2 others 16.9%
Votes
21,930
52.0% share
Winning margin
8,847
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Akaltara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,847 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.KSINGH
INC(I)
21,9300.0%
2
N.P.KESHARWANI
JNP(JP)
13,0830.0%
3
H.KEDIYA
JNP(SC)
5,4300.0%
4
T.SINGH
IND
1,7000.0%

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.

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.1% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
20th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
114th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,91,854
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,133 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population13.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.1%Other 4.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.2%
Electricity69.5%
Sanitation35.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.9%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.7%
Health insurance49.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Toor Dal

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