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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1985
Berasia
Winner — 1985
LAXMI NARAYAN SHARMA
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.1%INC 46.5%4 others 5.5%
Votes
26,406
48.1% share
Winning margin
899
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 96,255
Berasia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 899 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMI NARAYAN SHARMA | BJP | 26,406 | 48.1% |
| 2 | SURENDRA SINGH | INC | 25,507 | 46.5% |
| 3 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 1,590 | 2.9% |
| 4 | YOGESH | Janata | 614 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SHOUKAT ALI | IND | 401 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MUNNA KHAN | IND | 394 | 0.7% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.8% · min 1.2% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 46.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED