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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Tarana
Winner — 1998
BABULAL MALVIYA
INC· INC
INC 50.3%BJP 46.5%4 others 3.1%
Votes
37,893
50.3% share
Winning margin
2,860
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,19,182
A closely fought contest. BABULAL MALVIYA won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABULAL MALVIYA | INC | 37,893 | 50.3% |
| 2 | DR. MADHAVPRASAD SHASTRI | NDA | 35,033 | 46.5% |
| 3 | SHIVLAL SOLANKI | BSP | 1,557 | 2.1% |
| 4 | ENGINEER RAJESH SISODIYA | AJBP | 416 | 0.6% |
| 5 | HINDUVEER BABULAL | ABHM | 299 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GORDHAN LAL MALVIYA | IND | 87 | 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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lean3.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 2.9% · max 20.7%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.13
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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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2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%BJP 46.5%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED