Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1993

Chhatarpur

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Winner — 1993

SHANKAR PRATAP SINGH

INC· INC

INC 33.6%BJP 31.7%14 others 34.7%

Votes

31,528

33.6% share

Winning margin

1,815

1.9% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

61.4%

of 1,52,764

Chhatarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,815 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1990 vs 1993

All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	SHANKAR PRATAP SINGH	INC INC	31,528	33.6%
2	UMESH SHUKLA	BJP BJP	29,713	31.7%
3	JAGDAMBA PRASAD NIGAM	JD Janata Dal	20,194	21.5%	Inc
4	IKRAM KHAN	BSP	4,116	4.4%	DL
5	HARI RAM	IND	3,935	4.2%	DL
6	CHHOTE LAL	IND	1,262	1.4%	DL
7	SHEIKH KALLU	BVD	660	0.7%	DL
8	AJAY KUMAR	SHS	576	0.6%	DL
9	SAMSUDDIN	BKD	401	0.4%	DL
10	JAGDISH PRASAD PATERIYA	IND	279	0.3%	DL
11	IBRAHIM PAHALWAN RAIEN	BKUS	243	0.3%	DL
12	HARISH CHANDRA	DDP	240	0.3%	DL
13	RAJ KUMAR	IND	237	0.3%	DL
14	RAM NARESH	IND	189	0.2%	DL
15	RAMESH	IND	121	0.1%	DL
16	MOHD. NAEEM KHAN	IND	65	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

Low turnout (207th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

1.9%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 19.0% · min 0.9% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

68%

lowerhigher

207th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.08

fewer partiesmore parties

23rd of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.3%

lowerhigher

45th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 33.6%BJP 31.7%JD 21.5%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

17,62,375

Density

203 / km²

Sex ratio

883 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

8,687 km²

SC population23.0%

ST population4.2%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

95%HINDU

Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water7.0%

Electricity47.5%

Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births85.2%

Children fully vaccinated72.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%

Children underweight (under 5)34.6%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%

Women literate60.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%

Clean cooking fuel30.1%

Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

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Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun

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