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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1985

Abhanpur

Winner — 1985

CHANDRA SHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU )
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.4%INC 45.3%9 others 8.2%
Votes
19,270
46.5% share
Winning margin
462
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.9%
of 79,944

Abhanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 462 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SAHU (CHAMPU )
BJP
19,27046.5%
2
SOMNATH SAHU
INC
18,80845.3%
3
CHUNKAI LAL KHARE
IND
9782.4%
4
NIRANJAN LAL SAHU
IND
8662.1%
5
VINOD TIWARI
Janata
6831.6%
6
RUPCHAND
IND
2950.7%
7
KUNWAR SINGH
IND
2140.5%
8
MANOHARMAL SANCHETI
IND
1190.3%
9
RAMJI DUBEY
IND
980.2%
10
AMRITLAL
IND
840.2%
11
MAHENDRA KUMAR JAIN
IND
740.2%

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 (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.0% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
16th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 45.3%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,90,922
Density
177 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,815 km²
SC population11.1%
ST population36.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.0%Other 8.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance48.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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