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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1980
Indore-III
Winner — 1980
MAHESH JOSHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 55.9%BJP 42.2%5 others 1.9%
Votes
21,717
55.9% share
Winning margin
5,302
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.2%
of 72,994
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH JOSHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,717 | 55.9% |
| 2 | RAJENDER DHARKAR | BJP | 16,415 | 42.2% |
| 3 | S. C. SHARMA | IND | 233 | 0.6% |
| 4 | SITARAM SARAF | JNP(JP) | 212 | 0.6% |
| 5 | GOVIND BATHAM | IND | 162 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KHANDERAV GAYAKWARD | JNP(SR) | 96 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ABDULKUDDUS-A SALAM | IND | 27 | 0.1% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean13.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.9%BJP 42.2%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED