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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1985
Indore-III
Winner — 1985
MAHESH JOSHI
INC· INC
INC 53.7%BJP 42.0%7 others 4.3%
Votes
23,253
53.8% share
Winning margin
5,103
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.8%
of 81,974
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH JOSHI | INC | 23,253 | 53.8% |
| 2 | SUMITRA MAHAJAN | BJP | 18,150 | 42.0% |
| 3 | KUTUBBUDDIN ANSARI | Janata | 758 | 1.8% |
| 4 | MOHD. AFAQUE ABDUL AZIZ | Left | 620 | 1.4% |
| 5 | NOOR MOHD. SUBHAN | IND | 144 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PUSHPA DEVI PAL | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MUKESH WANE | IND | 119 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KRISHNAKANT SITARAM | IND | 70 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SATISH BIRTHARE | IND | 20 | 0.1% |
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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lean11.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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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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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%BJP 42.0%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED