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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1998

Damoh

Winner — 1998

JAYANT KUMAR MALAIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.0%INC 44.1%7 others 5.8%
Votes
45,891
50.0% share
Winning margin
5,406
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,55,086

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYANT KUMAR MALAIYA
BJP (NDA)
45,89150.0%
2
AJAY BHAIYA TANDAN
INC
40,48544.1%
3
AMARJIT SARDAR (T.V.WALA)
BSP
3,6724.0%
4
LAKHAN LAL TIWARI
8580.9%
5
BABULAL
IND
2790.3%
6
RAMESH KUMAR RAJAK
2280.3%
7
DAYAVATI
1730.2%
8
CHANDRABHAN RAO
IND
810.1%
9
HARIRAM
IND
710.1%

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.

Average turnout (167th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 58.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
167th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.0%INC 44.1%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,62,375
Density
203 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,687 km²
SC population23.0%
ST population4.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.2%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity47.5%
Sanitation15.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.2%
Children fully vaccinated72.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.5%
Women literate60.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.1%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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