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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1985
Chitrakoot
Winner — 1985
RAMCHANDRA BAJPAYEE
INC· INC
INC 42.6%JNP 40.2%6 others 17.2%
Votes
20,609
42.6% share
Winning margin
1,142
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.5%
of 95,996
A closely fought contest. RAMCHANDRA BAJPAYEE won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMCHANDRA BAJPAYEE | INC | 20,609 | 42.6% |
| 2 | RAMANAND SINGH | Janata | 19,467 | 40.2% |
| 3 | DASHMAT SINGH | Lok Dal | 3,631 | 7.5% |
| 4 | RAGHUWAR SHARAN SHASTRI | BJP | 2,937 | 6.1% |
| 5 | NARSINGH NARAYAN | IND | 731 | 1.5% |
| 6 | SAROJ KOL | IND | 497 | 1.0% |
| 7 | KAMTA PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 301 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SATYENDRA SINGH | IND | 253 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (192nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.2% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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192nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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179th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%JNP 40.2%LKD 7.5%BJP 6.1%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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