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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985

Chandla

Winner — 1985

SHYAM BEHARI PATHAK
INC· INC
INC 38.5%BJP 36.8%5 others 24.6%
Votes
19,407
38.5% share
Winning margin
863
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.8%
of 99,162

Chandla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 863 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM BEHARI PATHAK
INC
19,40738.5%
2
ANSARI MOHAMMED GANI
BJP
18,54436.8%
3
AHIRWAR DEVI DEEN
Left
8,91617.7%
4
RAGHUNATH SINGH
Janata
1,1102.2%
5
JAI SINGH
IND
1,0372.1%
6
MAIYA DEEN
IND
7161.4%
7
RAJENDRA KUMAR
IND
6351.3%

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 (166th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
166th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
138th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%BJP 36.8%CPI 17.7%OTH 6.9%

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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