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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1996 by-elections

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Winner — 1996 by-elections

Vidya Vatee Patel
BSP
BSP 27.5%INC 23.2%13 others 49.4%
Votes
24,649
27.5% share
Winning margin
3,855
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
15

A closely fought contest. Vidya Vatee Patel won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vidya Vatee Patel
BSP
24,64927.5%
2
Sanjeev Mohan Gupta
INC
20,79423.2%
3
Anju Mishra
BJP
13,55215.1%
4
Gyanendra Singh
AIIC(T)
10,20911.4%
5
Vishwambher Nath Pandey
CPI
8,96110.0%
6
Surendra Pathak
SVSP
4,4695.0%
7
Tulsi Das Kol
IND
3,2753.6%
8
B.D. Patel
JD
1,8752.1%
9
Ram Monoher Saket
SAP
4750.5%
10
Jaiveer Singh
IND
4280.5%
11
Ram Pal Singh
IND
3920.4%
12
Ram Lal Kol
IND
3250.4%
13
Ram Milan
IND
2140.2%
14
Bhuvneshwar Prasad Pandey
IND
630.1%
15
Pavan Kumar Dubey
IND
580.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 3.0% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
164th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
174th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
10 seats · 6 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 27.5%INC 23.2%BJP 15.1%AIIC(T) 11.4%CPI 10.0%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,28,935
Density
297 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,502 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population14.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.7%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation29.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated76.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)31.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate69.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel35.2%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Bharhut

Bharhut

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Remains (Shiv Temple)

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