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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1980

Dharsiwa

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Winner — 1980

MAHANT RAMESHWAR GIRI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.3%IND 37.8%5 others 15.9%
Votes
21,829
46.3% share
Winning margin
4,010
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.3%
of 73,313

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHANT RAMESHWAR GIRI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,82946.3%
2
TILAK RAM
IND
17,81937.8%
3
SANGITA BHANDARKAR
BJP
BJP
4,75110.1%
4
SUKHCHAND
IND
1,0252.2%
5
DUKHITRAM
JNP(JP)
9552.0%
6
TUNUSINGH
INC(U)
5351.1%
7
CHHATRAPAL SINGH
IND
2260.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.6% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
68th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
40th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.3%IND 37.8%BJP 10.1%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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