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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Bhanupratappur

Winner — 1985

GANGA POTAI
INC· INC
INC 47.1%IND 42.2%1 others 10.7%
Votes
17,537
47.1% share
Winning margin
1,828
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
41.6%
of 89,508

A closely fought contest. GANGA POTAI won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGA POTAI
INC
17,53747.1%
2
JHADURAM RAWTE
IND
15,70942.2%
3
DEWLAL DUGGA
BJP
3,97610.7%

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 (126th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.5% · max 70.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
126th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
136th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%IND 42.2%BJP 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,58,875
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,371 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population4.6%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 10.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity61.0%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.6%
Children fully vaccinated78.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.5%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel31.8%
Health insurance48.2%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Farm Equipment
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Bara Khambi

🏛️MonumentASI

Bara Khambi

Caves, Pathari

Caves, Pathari

🏛️MonumentASI

Caves

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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