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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1985

Takhatpur

Winner — 1985

MANHARANLAL PANDEY
BJP· BJP
BJP 50.3%INC 41.9%8 others 7.8%
Votes
21,947
50.3% share
Winning margin
3,677
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.0%
of 77,861

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANHARANLAL PANDEY
BJP
21,94750.3%
2
HAFIZ MOHAMMAD
INC
18,27041.9%
3
RAMSAD
IND
6351.5%
4
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
6051.4%
5
BODHRAM
IND
5161.2%
6
DUKHUWA
IND
4701.1%
7
DHAKEL RAM
IND
4691.1%
8
RAMLAL
IND
3330.8%
9
SANTELAL
IND
2570.6%
10
BIRJHERAM
IND
1030.2%

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.

High turnout (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 0.2% · max 70.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
39th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
59th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 41.9%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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