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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Kolaras

Winner — 1985

POORAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 58.9%BJP 29.0%4 others 12.0%
Votes
22,963
58.9% share
Winning margin
11,649
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
39.3%
of 99,149

Kolaras is a safe seat — POORAN SINGH won by 29.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POORAN SINGH
INC
22,96358.9%
2
HARI RAM KALE
BJP
11,31429.0%
3
CHIMAN LAL
IND
1,7824.6%
4
NIRPATI SINGH JATAV
Lok Dal
1,3273.4%
5
GAJAN LAL DHANUK
Janata
1,2143.1%
6
BHONDA RAM
IND
3590.9%

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.

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 3.6% · max 53.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
88th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
64th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.9%BJP 29.0%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,41,519
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,390 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population15.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Other 5.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity59.7%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel34.5%
Health insurance43.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coriander

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