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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Ambah
Winner — 1985
RAM NARAYAN SAKHAWAR
INC· INC
INC 48.0%JNP 31.0%3 others 21.0%
Votes
21,581
48.0% share
Winning margin
7,619
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.7%
of 1,02,887
Ambah is a safe seat — RAM NARAYAN SAKHAWAR won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARAYAN SAKHAWAR | INC | 21,581 | 48.0% |
| 2 | KISHORA | Janata | 13,962 | 31.0% |
| 3 | RAMCHARAN LAL JATAV | BJP | 7,343 | 16.3% |
| 4 | RATI RAM HINDOLIYA | IND | 1,912 | 4.3% |
| 5 | SHYAM BABOO VITTAL | IND | 193 | 0.4% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
227th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
185th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%JNP 31.0%BJP 16.3%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,65,970
Density
394 / km²
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,989 km²
SC population21.4%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.3%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation20.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated69.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.5%
Women literate65.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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