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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Ambah
Winner — 1980
KAMODILAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 33.0%JNP(JP) 32.2%3 others 34.8%
Votes
10,915
33.0% share
Winning margin
282
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.3%
of 90,981
Ambah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 282 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMODILAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 10,915 | 33.0% |
| 2 | KISHORA | JNP(JP) | 10,633 | 32.2% |
| 3 | PURUSOTTAM | BJP | 9,065 | 27.4% |
| 4 | BHAGARI | JNP(SC) | 1,365 | 4.1% |
| 5 | POKHA RAM | JNP(SR) | 1,075 | 3.3% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 33.0%JNP(JP) 32.2%BJP 27.4%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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