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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1980
Deori
Winner — 1980
PARASHURAM SAHU
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.8%INC(I) 46.1%3 others 6.0%
Votes
22,284
47.8% share
Winning margin
794
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.3%
of 76,048
Deori was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 794 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARASHURAM SAHU | BJP | 22,284 | 47.8% |
| 2 | DINESH KUMAR KISHORILAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,490 | 46.1% |
| 3 | ASHARAM RAJARAM | JNP(SC) | 1,438 | 3.1% |
| 4 | KADORI JAGAN | IND | 1,125 | 2.4% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMARPREM NARAYAN DUBE | IND | 241 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
129th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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156th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC(I) 46.1%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,78,458
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,252 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population9.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Other 7.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity72.0%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.7%
Health insurance27.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.