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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
WASUDEO CHANDRAKAR
INC
29,22660.5%
2
BALMUKUND DEWAGAN
BJP
16,24733.6%
3
BANSHILAL DESHMUKH
IND
8991.9%
4
MOHANLAL BHARTIYA
Lok Dal
7851.6%
5
PILADAS SAHU
IND
6741.4%
6
AJIT CHOWDHARI
Janata
4761.0%

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
lean
26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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