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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1980
Murwara
Winner — 1980
CHANDRA DARSHAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 52.7%IND 15.2%8 others 32.1%
Votes
24,351
52.7% share
Winning margin
17,306
37.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.2%
of 90,215
Murwara is a safe seat — CHANDRA DARSHAN won by 37.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA DARSHAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,351 | 52.7% |
| 2 | NARESH NATH | IND | 7,045 | 15.2% |
| 3 | DAYARAM | BJP | 5,757 | 12.4% |
| 4 | PARCHARAM | IND | 5,290 | 11.4% |
| 5 | SARLA YADAV | JNP(SC) | 1,807 | 3.9% |
| 6 | DURGA PRASAD | IND | 539 | 1.2% |
| 7 | KUMAR RAMDAS | JNP(JP) | 477 | 1.0% |
| 8 | SUDHAKAR ALIAS MUNNU BHAIYA | IND | 405 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SUBHASH GROVER | JNP(SR) | 317 | 0.7% |
| 10 | PREM CHAND | IND | 238 | 0.5% |
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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean37.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 37.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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30th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
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195th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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155th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.7%IND 15.2%BJP 12.4%IND 11.4%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%
What's nearby?
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