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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1985
Shajapur
Winner — 1985
PURUSHOTTAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 52.8%INC 43.2%3 others 4.0%
Votes
35,138
52.9% share
Winning margin
6,428
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,08,709
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTTAM | BJP | 35,138 | 52.9% |
| 2 | DEEP SINGH YADAV | INC | 28,710 | 43.2% |
| 3 | DEVI LAL | IND | 2,259 | 3.4% |
| 4 | HARI SINGH | IND | 197 | 0.3% |
| 5 | JAFAR KHAN | Lok Dal | 187 | 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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 3.5% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.03
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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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2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.9%INC 43.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED