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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1993
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Winner — 1993
JALAM SINGH PATEL
INC· INC
INC 47.8%BJP 45.1%16 others 7.1%
Votes
44,445
47.8% share
Winning margin
2,450
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,26,563
A closely fought contest. JALAM SINGH PATEL won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALAM SINGH PATEL | INC | 44,445 | 47.8% |
| 2 | KIRPA RAM HIRALAL SAHU | BJP | 41,995 | 45.1% |
| 3 | GOVERDHAN SINGH THAKUR | IND | 1,252 | 1.4% |
| 4 | CHAMAN LAL SAHU | Janata Dal | 785 | 0.8% |
| 5 | CHETAN LAL SAHU | 776 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | GOPAL | IND | 643 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SHELESH KUMAR | CMM | 575 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PAWAN KUMAR GOYAL | IND | 470 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR YADU | IND | 444 | 0.5% |
| 10 | TAHAL SINGH | IND | 336 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SADHU RAM BHARDWAJ | IND | 267 | 0.3% |
| 12 | NOHARLAL MOHOBIYA | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GHANSHYAM AGARWAL | IND | 159 | 0.2% |
| 14 | CHHABESHWAR DAS SAHU | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JIWAN SINGH VERMA | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 16 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 17 | JIWAN DAS MANE | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 18 | HANDULAL SAHU | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.0% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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28th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
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119th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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153rd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%BJP 45.1%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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