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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

MAHESH TIWARI
JD· National Front
JD 33.7%INC 25.1%14 others 41.2%
Votes
19,238
33.7% share
Winning margin
4,894
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,02,041

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESH TIWARI
JD
National Front
19,23833.7%
2
CHETRAM
INC
INC
14,34425.1%
3
NARAYAN PRASAD PARGANIHA
IND
10,35318.1%
4
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
3,2605.7%
5
DURGA SHARMA
IND
2,4994.4%
6
BHOJENDRA SINGH
IND
2,3654.1%
7
CHANDRA KUMAR SONWANI
IND
1,4312.5%
8
MAULANA SYED JAFAR ALI
IND
9901.7%
9
MIRZA UJMAT BEG
JNP(JP)
8591.5%
10
PRADEEP
IND
5160.9%
11
CHHATTAR SINGH
DDP
3640.6%
12
DEVENDRA VERMA
IND
3020.5%
13
RAJA RAM
IND
2060.4%
14
SHYAM SHARMA
IND
1850.3%
15
SITA RAM SAHU
IND
1040.2%
16
BHARAT SINGH VERMA
IND
680.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
71st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
202nd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 33.7%INC 25.1%IND 18.1%IND 5.7%OTH 17.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,11,332
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,578 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population11.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.7%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.0%
Electricity84.3%
Sanitation31.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated60.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.7%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance33.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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