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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Tarana
Winner — 1980
DURGA PRASAD SURYAVANSHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 50.6%BJP 47.8%1 others 1.6%
Votes
22,466
50.6% share
Winning margin
1,273
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.1%
of 75,024
A closely fought contest. DURGA PRASAD SURYAVANSHI won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA PRASAD SURYAVANSHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 22,466 | 50.6% |
| 2 | NARAYAN SINGH KESHARI | BJP | 21,193 | 47.8% |
| 3 | GOVIND PARMAR | IND | 714 | 1.6% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 2.9% · max 20.7%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.13
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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2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.6%BJP 47.8%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED