Back to Madhya Pradesh 1985 map
Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Sihawa
Winner — 1985
ASHOK SOM
INC· INC
INC 49.2%BJP 37.3%3 others 13.6%
Votes
16,712
49.2% share
Winning margin
4,049
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.2%
of 78,630
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK SOM | INC | 16,712 | 49.2% |
| 2 | RAMDAYAL WARISE | BJP | 12,663 | 37.3% |
| 3 | KAPILSINGH THAKUR | IND | 2,057 | 6.0% |
| 4 | HARIRAM THAKUR | Janata | 1,336 | 3.9% |
| 5 | JANKI DEVI | IND | 1,217 | 3.6% |
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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
65th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
69th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.2%BJP 37.3%IND 6.0%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,31,597
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,466 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population15.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.8%Muslim 9.0%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity70.9%
Sanitation30.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate75.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati Rice
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.