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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1993

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Winner — 1993

JOGESHWAR SAHU
INC· INC
INC 38.7%BJP 35.4%15 others 25.9%
Votes
28,382
38.7% share
Winning margin
2,429
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,20,761

A closely fought contest. JOGESHWAR SAHU won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOGESHWAR SAHU
INC
INC
28,38238.7%
2
JAISINGH RAJPUT
BJP
BJP
25,95335.4%
3
ASHOK PURI GOSWAMI
CMM
6,2138.5%
4
DUKHIT RAM SAHU
CPI
Left
4,4646.1%
5
SAWAK RAM SAHU
JD
Janata Dal
2,8113.8%
6
GIRDHAR MADERIYA
BSP
2,7953.8%
7
RAM BHAGAS
IND
3840.5%
8
MANNULAL DESHMUKH
IND
3820.5%
9
DHANESH TIWARI
IND
3720.5%
10
RAJMAL
IND
3460.5%
11
NANDKUMAR
IND
2440.3%
12
LALITKUMAR THAKUR
DDP
2260.3%
13
PRAKASHCHANDER SHANKARLAL
IND
1880.3%
14
SARJU TIWARI
IND
1750.2%
15
BABULAL YADAV
IND
1530.2%
16
KALPANA MASI
IND
1330.2%
17
PARAMHANS TIWARI
IND
1060.1%

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 (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%BJP 35.4%CMM 8.5%CPI 6.1%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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