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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1985
Hoshangabad
Winner — 1985
AMBICA PRASAD SHUKLA
INC· INC
INC 61.0%BJP 35.1%5 others 3.8%
Votes
33,070
61.0% share
Winning margin
14,030
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.2%
of 98,183
Hoshangabad is a safe seat — AMBICA PRASAD SHUKLA won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBICA PRASAD SHUKLA | INC | 33,070 | 61.0% |
| 2 | MADHUKAR VISHNUPANT AARNE | BJP | 19,040 | 35.1% |
| 3 | WILSON SINGH | IND | 799 | 1.5% |
| 4 | RAMSWAROOP | IND | 424 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAMESH CHAND MANKAR | IND | 373 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ABDESH KUMAR SHUKLA | IND | 298 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RADHEYSHYAM MEENA | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
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 (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.0% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
56th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
77th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.0%BJP 35.1%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,55,069
Density
299 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 10.4%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.6%
Electricity72.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated93.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel53.1%
Health insurance37.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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