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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1985

Sheopur

Winner — 1985

SATYABHANU CHAUHAN
ICS
ICS 36.7%BJP 26.6%7 others 36.7%
Votes
18,298
36.7% share
Winning margin
5,053
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.6%
of 93,074

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYABHANU CHAUHAN
ICS
18,29836.7%
2
RAMA SHANKAR
BJP
13,24526.6%
3
BADRI PRASAD
INC
12,87225.8%
4
PRAHALAD SINGH
Janata
2,9645.9%
5
SHIV SINGH
Lok Dal
8261.7%
6
SURAJMAL
IND
6631.3%
7
SHYAM BABOO VITTAL
IND
6491.3%
8
JODHA
IND
2020.4%
9
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
1500.3%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 0.5% · max 23.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
81st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 36.7%BJP 26.6%INC 25.8%JNP 5.9%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,861
Density
104 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,606 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population23.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.0%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation12.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)37.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate49.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Guava

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