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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1985

Lanji

Winner — 1985

NARBADA PARSAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.6%IND 31.0%7 others 34.4%
Votes
17,653
34.6% share
Winning margin
1,808
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.3%
of 74,766

A closely fought contest. NARBADA PARSAD won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARBADA PARSAD
Janata
17,65334.6%
2
YASHWANTRAO
IND
15,84531.0%
3
GANPAT RAI SINGH
INC
8,67017.0%
4
DILEP KUMAR BHAIYALAL
BJP
4,9759.7%
5
BALRAM
Lok Dal
2,0334.0%
6
TEKRAM BHAIYALAL
IND
8551.7%
7
DAGDOOLAL
IND
4700.9%
8
BABOO RAM
IND
3610.7%
9
GENDLAL
IND
2150.4%

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 (109th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 45.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
109th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
60th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.6%IND 31.0%INC 17.0%BJP 9.7%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,10,061
Density
178 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,352 km²
SC population11.9%
ST population35.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.6%
Electricity76.3%
Sanitation26.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.8%
Women literate65.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.8%
Clean cooking fuel48.3%
Health insurance38.1%

What's nearby?

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