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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1980

Teonthar

Winner — 1980

SHRINIWAS TEWARI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.2%BJP 20.2%12 others 47.6%
Votes
16,632
32.2% share
Winning margin
6,177
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.3%
of 90,289

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRINIWAS TEWARI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
16,63232.2%
2
SUSHEEL KUMAR
BJP
10,45520.2%
3
RAM LAKHAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
7,98815.4%
4
GANGA SINGH CHOUHAN
Left
6,96013.5%
5
BADRI PRASAD
IND
3,0525.9%
6
SHAILESH PRASAD
IND
1,8933.7%
7
SHRI DAYAL
IND
1,1572.2%
8
ACHCHHELAL SINGH
JNP(SC)
1,1452.2%
9
TILAK DHARI
IND
6941.3%
10
RANA SHAMSHAR
IND
5241.0%
11
RAM TAHAL SINGH
IND
4170.8%
12
HARSHNARAYAN SINGH
IND
3210.6%
13
HEERAMANI
IND
3080.6%
14
SHRINIWAS SINGH
IND
1630.3%

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.

Low turnout (205th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.2% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
205th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
144th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.2%BJP 20.2%JNP(JP) 15.4%CPI 13.5%IND 5.9%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo
🏛️

Rock shelters with megaliths, monasteries and inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock shelters with megaliths, monasteries and inscriptions

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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