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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1984 by-elections

Damoh

Winner — 1984 by-elections

J.K.MALAIYA
BJP 55.6%INC 41.5%3 others 3.0%
Votes
35,572
55.6% share
Winning margin
9,038
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5

Damoh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 9,038 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.K.MALAIYA
35,5720.0%
2
A.K.PRABHUNARAYAN
26,5340.0%
3
J.ASHARAM
IND
7140.0%
4
M.RAMAYANI
IND
6830.0%
5
N.A.BHARATIYA
IND
5100.0%

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 (167th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 58.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
167th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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