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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1985

Sihora

Winner — 1985

MANJU RAI
INC· INC
INC 48.2%BJP 45.9%5 others 5.9%
Votes
24,130
48.2% share
Winning margin
1,126
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.5%
of 90,167

A closely fought contest. MANJU RAI won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANJU RAI
INC
24,13048.2%
2
PRABHAT KUMAR PANDEY
BJP
23,00445.9%
3
RAM KINKAR
IND
9501.9%
4
JAWALA PRASAD DUBEY
Janata
9181.8%
5
BIHARILAL KOL
IND
4991.0%
6
AWDHESH KUMAR TIWARI
IND
4040.8%
7
HANUMANT RAO GAJBHIYA
ICS
1670.3%

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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
99th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
42nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%BJP 45.9%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
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

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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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