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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Kotma
Winner — 1980
BHAGWANDEEN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.8%BJP 17.3%3 others 35.9%
Votes
11,063
46.8% share
Winning margin
6,975
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
26.9%
of 88,038
Kotma is a safe seat — BHAGWANDEEN won by 29.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWANDEEN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 11,063 | 46.8% |
| 2 | KAMOL SINGH | BJP | 4,088 | 17.3% |
| 3 | DALPAT SINGH PARSTE | JNP(SC) | 3,953 | 16.7% |
| 4 | BABOOLAL | JNP(JP) | 3,515 | 14.9% |
| 5 | LAL SINGH | IND | 1,024 | 4.3% |
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.
Average turnout (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.8%BJP 17.3%JNP(SC) 16.7%JNP(JP) 14.9%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Turmeric
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