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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1985

Barghat

Winner — 1985

PRABHA BHARGAVA
INC· INC
INC 57.4%BJP 35.1%4 others 7.5%
Votes
29,945
57.4% share
Winning margin
11,657
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.8%
of 90,214

Barghat is a safe seat — PRABHA BHARGAVA won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHA BHARGAVA
INC
29,94557.4%
2
DHANRAJSINGH THAKUR
BJP
18,28835.1%
3
TIKARAM BISEN
Left
2,5354.9%
4
DEEPENDRANATH RAVINDRANATH BHARGAVA (DINNU
Janata
7091.4%
5
PREMSHRIVEL
IND
4310.8%
6
HUKUMCHAND SHRIVAS
IND
2370.5%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.3% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
92nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
182nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%BJP 35.1%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,86,864
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,091 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.7%
Electricity84.2%
Sanitation43.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance35.7%

What's nearby?

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