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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1985
Khertha
Winner — 1985
WASUDEO CHANDRAKAR
INC· INC
INC 60.5%BJP 33.6%4 others 5.9%
Votes
29,226
60.5% share
Winning margin
12,979
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.8%
of 78,218
Khertha is a safe seat — WASUDEO CHANDRAKAR won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WASUDEO CHANDRAKAR | INC | 29,226 | 60.5% |
| 2 | BALMUKUND DEWAGAN | BJP | 16,247 | 33.6% |
| 3 | BANSHILAL DESHMUKH | IND | 899 | 1.9% |
| 4 | MOHANLAL BHARTIYA | Lok Dal | 785 | 1.6% |
| 5 | PILADAS SAHU | IND | 674 | 1.4% |
| 6 | AJIT CHOWDHARI | Janata | 476 | 1.0% |
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.
High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.5%BJP 33.6%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
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