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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1985
Damoh
Winner — 1985
MUKESH NAYAK
INC· INC
INC 48.4%BJP 48.2%7 others 3.3%
Votes
26,945
48.4% share
Winning margin
92
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.4%
of 1,00,513
Damoh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 92 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKESH NAYAK | INC | 26,945 | 48.4% |
| 2 | JAYANT KUMAR MALAIYA | BJP | 26,853 | 48.3% |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR | IND | 520 | 0.9% |
| 4 | TARACHAND BHADORIA | IND | 371 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAM SINGH | IND | 263 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MOHD. NAFIS | IND | 220 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAMDAS RAI | IND | 202 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 153 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAMPRASAD | IND | 130 | 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.
Average turnout (167th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 58.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
167th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%BJP 48.3%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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