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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1998

Murwara

Winner — 1998

DR. AWADESH PRATAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 49.4%BJP 35.4%7 others 15.2%
Votes
45,591
49.4% share
Winning margin
12,937
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,59,801

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. AWADESH PRATAP SINGH
INC
45,59149.4%
2
SUKIRTI
NDA
32,65435.4%
3
NIRANJAN
6,8937.5%
4
LALBAHADUR YADAV (LAL BHAIYA)
BSP
4,9755.4%
5
SARDAR
IND
5230.6%
6
BHAGWAT RAM
5180.6%
7
SANJAY AGRAWAL (RAJA BHAIYA)
AJBP
4800.5%
8
S.DANIEL
2940.3%
9
SHAILESH TIWARI
IND
2880.3%

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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
30th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
155th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%BJP 35.4%JD 7.5%BSP 5.4%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,85,793
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,153 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population55.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Muslim 5.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.2%
Electricity83.3%
Sanitation30.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate55.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.8%
Health insurance30.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bagh PrintsGI
🏛️

Water Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Water Palace

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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