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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1980

Saja

Winner — 1980

KUMARI DEVI CHAUBEY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 55.7%BJP 13.6%5 others 30.7%
Votes
21,697
55.7% share
Winning margin
16,403
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.0%
of 74,870

Saja is a safe seat — KUMARI DEVI CHAUBEY won by 42.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMARI DEVI CHAUBEY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,69755.7%
2
SATYANARAIN MISHRA
BJP
5,29413.6%
3
JANARDAN SINGH THAKUR
JNP(JP)
4,70612.1%
4
PREMLAL SAHU
IND
3,0727.9%
5
DEOKISHAN MAHESHWARI
IND
2,2035.7%
6
NATHURAM
IND
1,2783.3%
7
SHEOKUMAR
JNP(SR)
7021.8%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.7%BJP 13.6%JNP(JP) 12.1%IND 7.9%IND 5.7%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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