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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

JALAM SINGH PATEL
INC· INC
INC 33.7%JD 31.1%14 others 35.2%
Votes
25,134
33.7% share
Winning margin
1,927
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,20,759

A closely fought contest. JALAM SINGH PATEL won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JALAM SINGH PATEL
INC
INC
25,13433.7%
2
CHAMAN LAL SAHU
JD
National Front
23,20731.1%
3
LODENDRA YADAV
IND
15,97321.4%
4
SAHDEV SAHU
IND
3,0194.0%
5
RAM CHAND
IND
1,3821.9%
6
NAND KISHORE
IND
1,1351.5%
7
BEDU RAM SAHU
CMM
9841.3%
8
J.D. MANE
BSP
9241.2%
9
KHEDURAM
IND
6450.9%
10
RAJENDRA SINGH THAKUR
IND
4580.6%
11
MOHAN RAM
DDP
4100.6%
12
PANNA LAL
IND
3780.5%
13
KALYAN SINGH THAKUR
IND
3710.5%
14
RAM KISHORE
IND
2500.3%
15
PRAMOD KUMAR AGRAWAL
IND
1870.3%
16
KAMTA PRASAD
IND
1380.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
28th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
153rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.7%JD 31.1%IND 21.4%OTH 13.8%

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?

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