Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1990

Murwara

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Winner — 1990

RAM RANI JOHAR

INC· INC

INC 39.6%BJP 33.9%19 others 26.5%

Votes

26,908

39.5% share

Winning margin

3,815

5.6% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

50.8%

of 1,33,991

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

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All Candidates

21 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RAM RANI JOHAR	INC INC	26,908	39.5%
2	CHANDRA BHAN PANDEY	BJP BJP	23,093	34.0%
3	MOHAN SHUKLA	JD National Front	10,961	16.1%	DL
4	BHAGWAT RAM YADAV	BSP	1,670	2.5%	DL
5	SATYAVRAT	IND	1,177	1.7%	DL
6	BANSHI	IND	655	1.0%	DL
7	MAHENCRA KUMAR CHANPURIA	JNP(JP)	627	0.9%	DL
8	POURNIK RAM	RRP	546	0.8%	DL
9	MOHD. MAHMOOD KHAN	IND	481	0.7%	DL
10	PRATAP	IND	330	0.5%	DL
11	KEWAL RAM JASUJA	BJS	325	0.5%	DL
12	TABBATDEEN	IND	255	0.4%	DL
13	SONE LAL	IND	177	0.3%	DL
14	NANHORIA B. P. S.	IND	157	0.2%	DL
15	SUBODH	IND	150	0.2%	DL
16	SEVA	IND	125	0.2%	DL
17	RAJ KUMARI YADAV	IND	116	0.2%	DL
18	JYOTINDRA SINGH DEENBANDHU	IND	112	0.2%	DL
19	SURESH KUMAR	IND	77	0.1%	DL
20	SHANKAR PRASAD GOYANKA	IND	50	0.1%	DL
21	RISHI KUMAR	IND	35	0.1%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

5.6%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

85%

lowerhigher

30th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.08

fewer partiesmore parties

195th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.7%

lowerhigher

155th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 39.5%BJP 34.0%JD 16.1%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

21,85,793

Density

268 / km²

Sex ratio

964 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

8,153 km²

SC population6.7%

ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

94%HINDU

Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water29.2%

Electricity83.3%

Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births95.5%

Children fully vaccinated75.4%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%

Children underweight (under 5)35.9%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%

Women literate55.6%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%

Clean cooking fuel44.8%

Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏷️Bagh PrintsGI

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Water Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Water Palace

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