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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1998

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Winner — 1998

CHANDRA SHEKHAR DESHMUKH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.0%INC 44.6%3 others 8.4%
Votes
29,056
47.0% share
Winning margin
1,481
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,01,138

A closely fought contest. CHANDRA SHEKHAR DESHMUKH won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR DESHMUKH
BJP (NDA)
29,05647.0%
2
RAMJI MAHAJAN
INC
27,57544.6%
3
FAGNA UIKEY
3,1595.1%
4
VASUDEV THAKRE
AJBP
1,5682.5%
5
KASHINATH KHANDAGRE S/OGOKULJI KHANDAGRE
IND
4480.7%

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 (69th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.4% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
69th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.0%INC 44.6%GGP 5.1%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,26,067
Density
194 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,256 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population8.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.7%Muslim 8.2%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.3%
Electricity82.7%
Sanitation26.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.3%
Clean cooking fuel52.4%
Health insurance43.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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