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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1985
Sohagpur
Winner — 1985
GAMBHIR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 54.6%JNP 21.6%5 others 23.8%
Votes
31,496
54.6% share
Winning margin
19,014
33.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.1%
of 1,04,809
Sohagpur is a safe seat — GAMBHIR SINGH won by 33.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMBHIR SINGH | INC | 31,496 | 54.6% |
| 2 | JAIPRAKASH NARAIN GARG | Janata | 12,482 | 21.6% |
| 3 | R. S. TRIPATHI | Left | 9,907 | 17.2% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA SRIVASTAVA | BJP | 1,957 | 3.4% |
| 5 | MANIRAM KHANDEKAR | IND | 1,016 | 1.8% |
| 6 | JAMALUDDIN | IND | 708 | 1.2% |
| 7 | UMESH | IND | 138 | 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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.6% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
87th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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19th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.6%JNP 21.6%CPI 17.2%OTH 6.6%
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
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