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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1980

Datia

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Winner — 1980

SHYAM SUNDER SHYAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 44.5%JNP(SC) 32.8%5 others 22.7%
Votes
18,564
44.5% share
Winning margin
4,881
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.1%
of 80,083

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM SUNDER SHYAM
INC(I)
Congress (I)
18,56444.5%
2
SHAMBHU DAYAL
JNP(SC)
13,68332.8%
3
JAYENDER SINGH
BJP
BJP
6,89316.5%
4
PATUVA
IND
1,4503.5%
5
RAMDHAR
JNP(JP)
4771.1%
6
MOOL CHAND RAMAYANI
IND
3800.9%
7
HARI MOHAN
INC(U)
2850.7%

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 (149th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.2% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
149th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.5%JNP(SC) 32.8%BJP 16.5%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,050
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,066 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity41.6%
Sanitation14.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated63.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.1%
Women literate56.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance38.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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