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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1980
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Winner — 1980
MAKSUDANLAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.8%JNP(SC) 34.3%7 others 17.9%
Votes
18,302
47.8% share
Winning margin
5,175
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.7%
of 71,294
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAKSUDANLAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,302 | 47.8% |
| 2 | LALIT KUMAR | JNP(SC) | 13,127 | 34.3% |
| 3 | THITAE VAKIL | JNP(SR) | 2,661 | 7.0% |
| 4 | GAJENDRA TIWARI | BJP | 2,317 | 6.1% |
| 5 | RAMRATAN | IND | 806 | 2.1% |
| 6 | BALAK BHAGWAN | 366 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | GUNIDHILAL AGARWAL | IND | 315 | 0.8% |
| 8 | TIKAMCHAND | IND | 257 | 0.7% |
| 9 | KHEDUPRASAD PODDAR | JNP(JP) | 109 | 0.3% |
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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 (75th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
75th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
91st of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.8%JNP(SC) 34.3%JNP(SR) 7.0%BJP 6.1%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
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.