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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1985

Bhatapara

Winner — 1985

KALAWATI SHEOLAL MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 49.8%BJP 26.2%10 others 24.0%
Votes
19,892
49.8% share
Winning margin
9,433
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.1%
of 88,490

Bhatapara is a safe seat — KALAWATI SHEOLAL MEHTA won by 23.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALAWATI SHEOLAL MEHTA
INC
19,89249.8%
2
NARENDRA SHARMA
BJP
10,45926.2%
3
GAJADHAR MISHRA
Left
5,87814.7%
4
VEDRAM DHRUVA
IND
8702.2%
5
SUKRIT SAHU
Janata
6131.5%
6
GIRJASHANKAR SHARMA
Lok Dal
5531.4%
7
KUWARSINGH KOSARIYA
IND
3720.9%
8
BHONDAL SINGH
IND
3620.9%
9
SADHRAM ANANT
IND
3170.8%
10
LALITA BAI
IND
3130.8%
11
DHARMU SINGH
IND
2330.6%
12
NARAYANDAS MOTWANI
IND
700.2%

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.

Average turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.4% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
47th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
17th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%BJP 26.2%CPI 14.7%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,75,362
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,043 km²
SC population10.1%
ST population42.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity70.6%
Sanitation24.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Children underweight (under 5)31.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.2%
Women literate72.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.0%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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