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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1985Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 1985
SAJJAN SINGH VERMA
INC· INC
INC 50.2%BJP 46.3%4 others 3.5%
Votes
29,193
50.2% share
Winning margin
2,220
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.2%
of 86,655
A closely fought contest. SAJJAN SINGH VERMA won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAJJAN SINGH VERMA | INC | 29,193 | 50.2% |
| 2 | SURAJMAL BUNKER | BJP | 26,973 | 46.3% |
| 3 | DEVI LAL | Janata | 895 | 1.5% |
| 4 | MANSHARAM MALVIYA | IND | 584 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PADAMLAL | IND | 419 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ARJUN SINGH | IND | 139 | 0.2% |
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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safe3.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
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How crowded is the field?
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1.91
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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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1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%BJP 46.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED