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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Damua
Winner — 1980
PARASRAM DHURVE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 57.2%BJP 35.2%1 others 7.6%
Votes
10,252
57.2% share
Winning margin
3,950
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
25.5%
of 70,356
Damua is a safe seat — PARASRAM DHURVE won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARASRAM DHURVE |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 10,252 | 57.2% |
| 2 | YASHWANT SINGH MANDIRSHAH | BJP | 6,302 | 35.2% |
| 3 | MAKHANLAL SURJOO | JNP(JP) | 1,370 | 7.6% |
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.
Low turnout (188th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 6.8% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
188th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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63rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.2%BJP 35.2%JNP(JP) 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%
What's nearby?
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