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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1980
Basna
Winner — 1980
MAHENDRA BAHADUR SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 60.2%BJP 30.1%2 others 9.6%
Votes
20,430
60.2% share
Winning margin
10,206
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.2%
of 70,314
Basna is a safe seat — MAHENDRA BAHADUR SINGH won by 30.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA BAHADUR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,430 | 60.2% |
| 2 | PUNEETRAM | BJP | 10,224 | 30.1% |
| 3 | GANESH | JNP(SC) | 1,754 | 5.2% |
| 4 | TRILOK SINGH | IND | 1,508 | 4.5% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.8% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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13th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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65th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.2%BJP 30.1%JNP(SC) 5.2%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,350
Density
185 / km²
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,703 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population15.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.8%
Electricity78.4%
Sanitation48.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated73.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance28.6%
What's nearby?
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