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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1985
Gwalior
Winner — 1985
DHARAM VIR
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.2%INC 32.3%16 others 20.5%
Votes
25,610
47.2% share
Winning margin
8,098
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
49.9%
of 1,08,804
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM VIR | BJP | 25,610 | 47.2% |
| 2 | TARASINGH VIYOGI | INC | 17,512 | 32.3% |
| 3 | BALAK DAS | Left | 9,031 | 16.6% |
| 4 | SHYAM | Janata | 559 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SURENDRA PAL SINGH | Lok Dal | 387 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PYARELAL KUSHWAHA | IND | 182 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAM DAYAL KUSHWAHA | IND | 163 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMESHWAR TYAGI | IND | 161 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DEORAJ SACHDEVA | IND | 149 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHOGI RAM | IND | 141 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BAL KISHAN | IND | 127 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHIVNATH | IND | 93 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RADHA RAMAN MISHRA | IND | 35 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BASHI MOHAMMAD USTAD | IND | 32 | 0.1% |
| 15 | JAGVIR SINGH BHADORIA | IND | 28 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SAROJ BHATNAGAR | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
| 17 | HARENDRA SARSWAT | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 18 | HARI KUMAR | IND | 11 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (215th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
215th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
208th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%INC 32.3%CPI 16.6%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,32,036
Density
446 / km²
Sex ratio
864 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,560 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population3.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 7.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.3%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation59.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated80.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sandstone Tiles
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Gwalior fort :Gwalior or Alamgir gate
🏛️MonumentASI
Gwalior fort :Gwalior or Alamgir gate
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.