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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 306 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Jhabua
Winner — 1980
BAPU SINGH DAMAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 68.6%BJP 22.1%1 others 9.3%
Votes
15,908
68.6% share
Winning margin
10,793
46.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
29.5%
of 78,676
Jhabua is a safe seat — BAPU SINGH DAMAR won by 46.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAPU SINGH DAMAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 15,908 | 68.6% |
| 2 | PADAM SINGH CHOUHAN | BJP | 5,115 | 22.1% |
| 3 | KASNA | JNP(SC) | 2,166 | 9.3% |
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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safe46.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 38.4% · min 21.1% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
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38%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.03
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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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2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 68.6%BJP 22.1%JNP(SC) 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED