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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 309 · 1985
Ratlam Town
Winner — 1985
HIMMAT KOTHARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 52.7%INC 45.7%8 others 1.5%
Votes
31,465
52.8% share
Winning margin
4,198
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.7%
of 90,788
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIMMAT KOTHARI | BJP | 31,465 | 52.8% |
| 2 | SHIVKUMAR JHALANI | INC | 27,267 | 45.7% |
| 3 | RATAN LAL | Janata | 166 | 0.3% |
| 4 | VIKRAMLAL KASARA | IND | 151 | 0.3% |
| 5 | BHOORALAL | IND | 129 | 0.2% |
| 6 | QUTUBUDIN | IND | 124 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SHASHIKANT | IND | 119 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A. W. KHAN | IND | 102 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MAHESH KUMAR | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHRAF KHAN | IND | 51 | 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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lean7.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 10.8% · min 3.2% · max 21.2%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.06
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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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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.8%INC 45.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED