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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1996 by-elections
Takhatpur
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Balram Singh
INC 31.3%BSP 29.5%5 others 39.2%
Votes
22,880
31.3% share
Winning margin
1,343
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Takhatpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,343 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balram Singh | 22,880 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Shankar Mali | 21,537 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Tha. Chhedi Singh | 17,206 | 23.6% | |
| 4 | Dr. Urmila Marko | 7,803 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Dr. Badri Jaiswal | MPVC | 2,672 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Satyendra Kumar Paswan | 644 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Ramnath Dubey | IND | 258 | 0.3% |
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 (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 0.2% · max 70.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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39th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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59th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
10 seats · 6 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.3%BSP 29.5%BJP 23.6%GGP 10.7%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,131
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,758 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population37.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Other 9.8%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity73.0%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.5%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.9%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance44.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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