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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 296 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Rajpur
Winner — 1998
BALA BACHCHAN
INC· INC
INC 51.7%BJP 47.1%2 others 1.2%
Votes
44,134
51.7% share
Winning margin
3,877
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,32,502
A closely fought contest. BALA BACHCHAN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALA BACHCHAN | INC | 44,134 | 51.7% |
| 2 | DIWANSINGH VITTHAL PATEL | NDA | 40,257 | 47.1% |
| 3 | POONAM LATU | IND | 584 | 0.7% |
| 4 | MOHAN MOTI PATEL | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
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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lean4.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 9.8% · min 4.5% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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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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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.7%BJP 47.1%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED