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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1985

Bemetara

Winner — 1985

REWENDRA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 55.7%BJP 38.8%1 others 5.5%
Votes
21,701
55.7% share
Winning margin
6,574
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.6%
of 78,480

Bemetara is a safe seat — REWENDRA SINGH won by 16.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
REWENDRA SINGH
INC
21,70155.7%
2
CHIMANURAM
BJP
15,12738.8%
3
NETRAM
IND
2,1345.5%

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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
71st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
202nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.7%BJP 38.8%IND 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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