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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Kotma
Winner — 1985
BHAGWANDEEN
INC· INC
INC 50.6%JNP 18.7%4 others 30.7%
Votes
13,978
50.6% share
Winning margin
8,797
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
26.8%
of 1,02,960
Kotma is a safe seat — BHAGWANDEEN won by 31.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWANDEEN | INC | 13,978 | 50.6% |
| 2 | BABULAL SINGH | Janata | 5,181 | 18.8% |
| 3 | KAMOL SINGH | BJP | 3,623 | 13.1% |
| 4 | THAKURDEEN KAMAR | Left | 2,285 | 8.3% |
| 5 | CHHOTANI | IND | 2,237 | 8.1% |
| 6 | SEWASINGH | IND | 332 | 1.2% |
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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%JNP 18.8%BJP 13.1%CPI 8.3%IND 8.1%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,66,063
Density
172 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,205 km²
SC population8.4%
ST population44.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.5%Other 6.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.5%
Electricity45.5%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.4%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance58.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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