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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1998
Khertha
Winner — 1998
SMT. PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR
INC· INC
INC 44.4%BJP 44.2%8 others 11.4%
Votes
36,676
44.4% share
Winning margin
158
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,12,767
Khertha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 158 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMT. PRATIMA CHANDRAKAR | INC | 36,676 | 44.4% |
| 2 | DR. BALMUKUND DEWANGAN | NDA | 36,518 | 44.2% |
| 3 | DR. SHYAMKUMAR GANWARE | CMM | 5,352 | 6.5% |
| 4 | HEMLATA SAHU | 1,112 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | DEVENDRA KUMAR SAHU | 1,028 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | PREMU | 648 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | KULDEEP KUMAR DESHMUK (PAPPU) | CSP | 475 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SMT. ANJU SAHU | IND | 433 | 0.5% |
| 9 | KANMAL JAIN | 217 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | DEVENDRA KUMAR DESHMUKH | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
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 (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
31st of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%BJP 44.2%CMM 6.5%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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