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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 309 · 1980
Ratlam Town
Winner — 1980
HIMMAT KOTHARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.9%INC(I) 45.7%5 others 5.4%
Votes
23,539
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,560
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.4%
of 75,874
A closely fought contest. HIMMAT KOTHARI won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIMMAT KOTHARI | BJP | 23,539 | 48.9% |
| 2 | KHURSHID ANWAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,979 | 45.7% |
| 3 | BALKRISHNA VYAS | Left | 1,448 | 3.0% |
| 4 | MANISHANKER | IND | 509 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAM GOPAL | IND | 294 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KANHAIYALAL UGRA | IND | 206 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MADAN LAL SHARMA | IND | 139 | 0.3% |
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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lean3.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 10.8% · min 3.2% · max 21.2%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.06
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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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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.9%INC(I) 45.7%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED