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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1980
Vidisha
Winner — 1980
MOHAR SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.0%INC(I) 46.6%5 others 5.4%
Votes
26,104
48.0% share
Winning margin
787
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.2%
of 88,858
Vidisha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 787 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAR SINGH | BJP | 26,104 | 48.0% |
| 2 | HIRDAY MOHAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,317 | 46.6% |
| 3 | KARAN SINGH NIRBHAY SINGH BANGI | JNP(SC) | 1,000 | 1.8% |
| 4 | SATISH KUMAR KAILASH NARAYAN | IND | 970 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MOBAT SINGH | IND | 450 | 0.8% |
| 6 | OM PRAKASH KUNDANLAL | IND | 298 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RADHEYLAL AGARWAL | IND | 239 | 0.4% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.3% · min 1.4% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
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54%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC(I) 46.6%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED