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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1985
Shujalpur
Winner — 1985
VIDYADHAR JOSHI
INC· INC
INC 48.5%BJP 45.6%3 others 5.9%
Votes
33,026
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,999
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,04,315
A closely fought contest. VIDYADHAR JOSHI won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYADHAR JOSHI | INC | 33,026 | 48.5% |
| 2 | NEMICHAND JAIN | BJP | 31,027 | 45.6% |
| 3 | PREMDATT | IND | 3,006 | 4.4% |
| 4 | MUNSHILAL PARMAR | Janata | 775 | 1.1% |
| 5 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 255 | 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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 10.6% · min 1.8% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.16
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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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2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%BJP 45.6%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED