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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUKESH NAYAK
INC
26,94548.4%
2
JAYANT KUMAR MALAIYA
BJP
26,85348.3%
3
RAMESHWAR
IND
5200.9%
4
TARACHAND BHADORIA
IND
3710.7%
5
RAM SINGH
IND
2630.5%
6
MOHD. NAFIS
IND
2200.4%
7
RAMDAS RAI
IND
2020.4%
8
NARAYAN PRASAD
IND
1530.3%
9
RAMPRASAD
IND
1300.2%

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
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 58.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
167th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

Where 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 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
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