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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

ASHOK KADWE
INC· INC
INC 39.1%IND 36.0%11 others 24.9%
Votes
11,804
39.1% share
Winning margin
921
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
42.5%
of 71,059

A closely fought contest. ASHOK KADWE won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KADWE
INC
INC
11,80439.1%
2
MANIRAM
IND
10,88336.0%
3
DULICHAND YADAV (BHAIYA)
IND
2,5938.6%
4
SHESHRAO
IND
1,6995.6%
5
LALLA
IND
9863.3%
6
KALURAM
IND
6532.2%
7
RAMESH
IND
3931.3%
8
KALLU
IND
2911.0%
9
LAXMAN
IND
2901.0%
10
GUNWANT GHODE
IND
2780.9%
11
AMARCHAND AGARWAL
IND
1530.5%
12
DINKER RAO BOWADE
IND
1000.3%
13
CHARANDAS
IND
830.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (45th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.9% · max 34.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
45th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
68th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%IND 36.0%IND 8.6%IND 5.6%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,26,067
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,256 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.7%Muslim 8.2%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity82.7%
Sanitation26.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.3%
Clean cooking fuel52.4%
Health insurance43.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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