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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1993

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Winner — 1993

CHHATRAM DEVANGAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 31.6%INC 27.2%9 others 41.1%
Votes
29,416
31.6% share
Winning margin
4,076
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,36,875

A closely fought contest. CHHATRAM DEVANGAN won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHATRAM DEVANGAN
BJP
BJP
29,41631.6%
2
DHEERANDRA KUMAR
INC
INC
25,34027.3%
3
DHARAJ KASHYAP
BSP
25,25727.2%
4
RAM NARAYAN SAHU
IND
5,2185.6%
5
KANWAL SINGH
GGP
3,1443.4%
6
KAUSHAL PRASAD
IND
1,5041.6%
7
NILESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,4841.6%
8
DHANIRAM SHRIVAS
IND
6790.7%
9
RAMCHARAN
JD
Janata Dal
5010.5%
10
MOTILAL
IND
3220.3%
11
AJEET RAM
DDP
1400.1%

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

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.1% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
20th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
114th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.6%INC 27.3%BSP 27.2%IND 5.6%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,91,854
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,133 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population13.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.1%Other 4.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.2%
Electricity69.5%
Sanitation35.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.9%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel36.7%
Health insurance49.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Toor Dal

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