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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Bichhia

Winner — 1985

MANIK LAL PARTETI
INC· INC
INC 39.6%BJP 35.6%4 others 24.8%
Votes
8,000
39.6% share
Winning margin
807
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
24.5%
of 82,451

A closely fought contest. MANIK LAL PARTETI won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANIK LAL PARTETI
INC
8,00039.6%
2
ROOP SINGH URVEDI
BJP
7,19335.6%
3
MATTOO LAL MARAVI
IND
3,47717.2%
4
PATIRAM DHURWEY
IND
8054.0%
5
NANAK SINGH MARAVI
IND
4162.1%
6
MOLHU RAM MARKAM
IND
3051.5%

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 (141st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 61.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
141st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
4th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%BJP 35.6%IND 17.2%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,85,881
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,427 km²
SC population6.3%
ST population69.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.8%
Electricity74.5%
Sanitation18.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate49.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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