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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1996 by-elections
Gunderdehi
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Dr. Dayaram Sahu
BJP 35.8%INC 35.5%8 others 28.7%
Votes
29,184
35.8% share
Winning margin
193
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Gunderdehi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 193 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Dayaram Sahu | 29,184 | 35.8% | |
| 2 | Shri Ghanaram Sahu | 28,991 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | Shri Keju Ram Verma | 19,366 | 23.7% | |
| 4 | Shri Netram Sahu | 2,026 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Shri Noharsingh Gajendra | IND | 726 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Dr Basant Kumar Chandrakar | IND | 558 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Dr. (SMT.) Toran Devi Sahu | LSP | 247 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Shri Khemlal Angare | IND | 209 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Shri Shravan Kumar Sahu | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Shri Bhanupratap Sahu | SDP(MP) | 120 | 0.1% |
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 (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.0% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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23rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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172nd of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
10 seats · 6 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.8%INC 35.5%BSP 23.7%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
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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