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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1985
Murwara
Winner — 1985
SUNIL MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 65.0%BJP 28.5%6 others 6.5%
Votes
30,161
65.0% share
Winning margin
16,963
36.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.1%
of 1,05,169
Murwara is a safe seat — SUNIL MISHRA won by 36.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL MISHRA | INC | 30,161 | 65.0% |
| 2 | MAHESH KUMAR JAIN | BJP | 13,198 | 28.5% |
| 3 | RAJARAM GARG | Janata | 879 | 1.9% |
| 4 | TABBATDEEN | IND | 610 | 1.3% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA KUMAR CHANPURIYA | IND | 544 | 1.2% |
| 6 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD BURMAN | IND | 521 | 1.1% |
| 7 | DOULAT RAM BEN | ICS | 290 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ANANT KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 166 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 37.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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30th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
155th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.0%BJP 28.5%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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