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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1998
Bhopal North
Winner — 1998
ARIF AKIL
INC· INC
INC 54.3%BJP 42.2%8 others 3.5%
Votes
75,170
54.3% share
Winning margin
16,857
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.3%
of 2,02,410
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARIF AKIL | INC | 75,170 | 54.3% |
| 2 | RAMESH SHARMA GUTTU BHAIYA | NDA | 58,313 | 42.1% |
| 3 | AJIT KUMAR JAIN | 1,067 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | MOHD. RAFIQ | IND | 958 | 0.7% |
| 5 | IQRAM-U-RAHAMAN | 918 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | ARCHANA SHRIVASTAVA | SVSP | 683 | 0.5% |
| 7 | DEVLAL YADAV | IND | 451 | 0.3% |
| 8 | M. EJAJ | 325 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | ROOP | 283 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | AHAMAD LAIQ | IND | 172 | 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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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lean12.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 2.9% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
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68%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.11
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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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2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.3%BJP 42.1%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED