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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1998
Takhatpur
Winner — 1998
JAGJEET SINGH MAKKAD
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.1%INC 31.9%5 others 36.0%
Votes
23,150
32.1% share
Winning margin
145
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,12,574
Takhatpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 145 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGJEET SINGH MAKKAD | BJP (NDA) | 23,150 | 32.1% |
| 2 | BALRAM SINGH | INC | 23,005 | 31.9% |
| 3 | SHANKER MALI | BSP | 17,259 | 23.9% |
| 4 | HARPRASAD KAUSHIK | 6,896 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | DR. BHAIYALAL TAMRAKAR | IND | 1,217 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SATYENDRA PASWAN | 392 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | NAGESHWAR | IND | 189 | 0.3% |
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 (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 0.2% · max 70.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
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
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.1%INC 31.9%BSP 23.9%GGP 9.6%OTH 2.5%
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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