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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1985

Chhatarpur

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Winner — 1985

JAGADAMBA PRASAD NIGAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.6%INC 23.7%10 others 18.7%
Votes
33,071
57.6% share
Winning margin
19,490
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.4%
of 1,11,763

Chhatarpur is a safe seat — JAGADAMBA PRASAD NIGAM won by 34.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGADAMBA PRASAD NIGAM
JNP
Janata
33,07157.6%
2
SWAROOP CHAND
INC
INC
13,58123.7%
3
BRIJ GOPAL
IND
4,4717.8%
4
BHAGWAM DAS
LKD
Lok Dal
2,7434.8%
5
BASANTA CHAMAR
IND
1,1171.9%
6
KHULLA
IND
7731.4%
7
ARJUN SINGH
IND
3900.7%
8
RAVINDRA JUMAR
IND
3230.6%
9
SHEKH IBRAHIM PAHALWAN
IND
2930.5%
10
MUNNA KHAN
IND
2670.5%
11
SWARAJ AHMAD
IND
2630.5%
12
HEMRAJ
IND
1180.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
207th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
45th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.6%INC 23.7%IND 7.8%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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