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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1990Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1990

CHHOTE LAL
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.7%IND 28.1%9 others 40.2%
Votes
15,552
31.7% share
Winning margin
1,780
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
37.3%
of 1,31,329

A closely fought contest. CHHOTE LAL won with a 3.6% margin.

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTE LAL
BJP
BJP
15,55231.7%
2
JAI SINGH
IND
13,77228.1%
3
BHAGWAN DIN
INC
INC
11,14822.7%
4
DEV SINGH
BSP
4,0068.2%
5
THAKUR DIN
CPI
Left
2,2704.6%
6
MITHLESH SINGH
IND
6151.3%
7
AMAR SINGH
DDP
4600.9%
8
CHHOTANI
IND
4040.8%
9
DEV NATH
IND
3930.8%
10
DEVI SINGH
RSP
Left
2290.5%
11
SEWA SINGH
IND
1770.4%

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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.5% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
18th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.7%IND 28.1%INC 22.7%BSP 8.2%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
Known forDISTRICT
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