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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1990

Khertha

Winner — 1990

PYARE LAL BELCHANDAN
INC· INC
INC 43.0%BJP 41.7%11 others 15.4%
Votes
28,862
43.0% share
Winning margin
854
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,02,771

Khertha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 854 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PYARE LAL BELCHANDAN
INC
28,86243.0%
2
BALMUKAND DEWANGAN
BJP
28,00841.7%
3
BRAJESH KUMAR
IND
3,9885.9%
4
INDRA KUMAR DAHRE
IND
1,6752.5%
5
NETRAM
IND
1,1261.7%
6
KRIPA RAM
1,0711.6%
7
N.S. CHANDRAKAR
JNP(JP)
9651.4%
8
KUBER SINGH SAHU
IND
4690.7%
9
NIRMAL KUMAR SAHU
IND
3790.6%
10
RADHESHYAM
ICS(SCS)
2420.4%
11
PYARE LAL
IND
1520.2%
12
NARENDRA SAHU
IND
1450.2%
13
RIKHIRAM
IND
1110.2%

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.

High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.0%BJP 41.7%IND 5.9%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,12,681
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,195 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.3%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity78.0%
Sanitation23.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.8%
Women literate58.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.7%
Health insurance34.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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