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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1998

Saja

Winner — 1998

RAVINDRA CHAUBEY
INC· INC
INC 63.6%BJP 34.2%3 others 2.1%
Votes
52,611
63.6% share
Winning margin
24,318
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,24,083

Saja is a safe seat — RAVINDRA CHAUBEY won by 29.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA CHAUBEY
INC
52,61163.6%
2
DR. R.D. PATEL
NDA
28,29334.2%
3
GIRDHARI SINGH THAKUR
IND
8541.0%
4
YASHPAL THAKUR
8211.0%
5
R.K. SAMUEL
IND
980.1%

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.

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 1.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
52nd of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
196th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.6%BJP 34.2%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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