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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1998
Bhopal South
Winner — 1998
P. C. SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 51.6%BJP 44.5%10 others 3.9%
Votes
1,04,392
51.6% share
Winning margin
14,289
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.7%
of 3,76,953
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. C. SHARMA | INC | 1,04,392 | 51.6% |
| 2 | SUHAS SHAILENDRA PRADHAN | NDA | 90,103 | 44.5% |
| 3 | SURESH GOTEKAR | IND | 2,064 | 1.0% |
| 4 | BHASKAR | 1,144 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | PRABHA DEVI JAIN | 983 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | PRATIBHA BRAJESH SINGH TOMAR | IND | 872 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MOHAN SINGH YADAV | IND | 649 | 0.3% |
| 8 | CHHOTELAL RAJAK | BMRD | 633 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MANMOHAN | IND | 553 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHAKUNTLA | 442 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKI | LS | 338 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DHANRAJ | 227 | 0.1% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe7.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.9% · min 4.0% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
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54%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.15
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%BJP 44.5%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED