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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Palari

Winner — 1998

DR. RAMLAL BHARDWAJ
INC· INC
INC 37.3%BJP 34.3%3 others 28.3%
Votes
28,706
37.4% share
Winning margin
2,328
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,30,428

A closely fought contest. DR. RAMLAL BHARDWAJ won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RAMLAL BHARDWAJ
INC
28,70637.4%
2
MANARAM
NDA
26,37834.3%
3
SMT. GEETA DHRITLAHRE
BSP
19,66925.6%
4
AMAR SING BELDAR
CSP
1,8362.4%
5
SADHRAM
IND
2760.4%

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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.3% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
33rd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%BJP 34.3%BSP 25.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,70,465
Density
171 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,334 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population28.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.5%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.7%
Electricity85.7%
Sanitation46.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel57.6%
Health insurance33.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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