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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

RAMJI MAHAJAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 42.0%JNP(JP) 30.3%3 others 27.7%
Votes
14,402
42.0% share
Winning margin
4,008
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.8%
of 64,966

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMJI MAHAJAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
14,40242.0%
2
VASUDEO KASHIRAM
JNP(JP)
10,39430.3%
3
MADHUKAR MULIK
BJP
BJP
8,46324.7%
4
PANCHAM KUMAR NAGLE
RPK
6661.9%
5
BHIM CHAND KHATARKAR
IND
3921.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (69th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.4% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
69th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 42.0%JNP(JP) 30.3%BJP 24.7%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,26,067
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,256 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.7%Muslim 8.2%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity82.7%
Sanitation26.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.3%
Clean cooking fuel52.4%
Health insurance43.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander

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